Zarif Invites Pakistan, China to Join Chabahar Plan
NEW DELHI (Dispatches) -- Iran has offered Pakistan and China participation in the Chabahar project which is being built by India, Pakistan's Dawn newspaper reported Tuesday.
Foreign Minister Javad Zarif invited Pakistan to participate in Chabahar seaport project and in the development of its link with the Gwadar Port "as he sought to allay concerns here (in Pakistan) over Indian involvement in the Iranian port". "We offered to participate in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). We have also offered Pakistan and China to participate in Chabahar,” Zarif said while in Islamabad on a three-day visit.
Foreign Minister Javad Zarif invited Pakistan to participate in Chabahar seaport project and in the development of its link with the Gwadar Port "as he sought to allay concerns here (in Pakistan) over Indian involvement in the Iranian port". "We offered to participate in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). We have also offered Pakistan and China to participate in Chabahar,” Zarif said while in Islamabad on a three-day visit.