Gnel Sanosyan to attend discussions on Chabahar port in India

ArmInfo.Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures of Armenia Gnel Sanosyan will  visit the city of Mumbai (India) on October 16-19 to participate in the Global Maritime Summit of India and in a round table on the port of Chabahar.

According to the official website of the government, Prime Minister  Nikol Pashinyan signed the corresponding decision on October 12.

Iran intends to connect its ports located in the Gulf of Oman (port  of Chabahar) and the Persian Gulf (ports of Bandar Abbas, Imam  Khomeini and Khorramshahr) in the south of the country with ports  located on the Black and Caspian Seas through the Iranian railway  network. Connecting the Gulf to the Black Sea will connect four key  sea basins, namely the Gulf of Oman, the Caspian Sea  (Iran-Azerbaijan), the Black Sea (Georgia, Bulgaria) and the  Mediterranean Sea (Greece). In the South Caucasus, Armenia is the  only country that is a member of the EAEU and therefore serves as a  direct bridge between Iran and the bloc, which clearly highlights the  importance of the Persian Gulf-Black Sea international transport and  transit corridor for Iran.

Back in March 2021, the Indian Ambassador to Iran stated that the  country was going to include Armenia in the North- South transport  corridor being created through the Iranian port of Chabahar. In  August of the same year, acting Foreign Minister Armen Grigoryan  stated  at the Indian Embassy in Armenia, that Yerevan is closely  following India's active involvement in the North-South international  transport corridor project and India's interest in the development of  the Chabahar port, and is ready to participate in the implementation  of this program.

In May of this year, by decision of the Prime Minister, an  interdepartmental working group was established in the Republic of  Armenia, which should consider the issues of launching an  international multimodal high-speed route and carrying out operator  activities in the Iranian port of Chabahar. In June,  head of the  Ministry of Economy Vahan Kerobyan said that Armenia could become an  operator in the Iranian port of Chabahar.

The Global Maritime India Summit, (GMIS) 2023 will bring together  representatives of the maritime industry, policy makers, investors  and other stakeholders to work on various investment opportunities,  promote best practices and facilitate interaction and exchange of  ideas. Key topics include: sustainable development of the maritime  industry; innovation and technology; maritime safety and professional  services at sea; own shipbuilding and repair; inland and coastal  shipping, etc. The summit will be another step towards realizing  India's development strategy until 2047 (100 years of independence)  and will provide opportunities for potential investors and companies  wishing to open or expand their presence in India.