During a planned visit to New Delhi, Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Development and his Indian counterpart are expected to make the final decision about details of a deal on financing a railroad linking the Iranian southeastern cities of Zahedan and Chabahar, an official said.
In a meeting with India’s ambassador to Tehran, Iranian Deputy Road Minister Kheirollah Khademi highlighted the significance of financing for the major railroad project southeast of Iran.
In his trip to India, Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi would hold talks on Tehran-New Delhi cooperation in the transportation industry and details of an agreement on Indian financing for the completion of Zahedan-Chabahar railroad would be finalized, Khademi added.
For his part, the envoy voiced New Delhi’s willingness to cooperate with Tehran in carrying out the railroad project, which would facilitate exports via Iran’s strategic port city of Chabahar.