Chabahar port can become one of the most important centers of country’s economic development, said the official.
The administrative agencies should pursue signing cooperation documents with Indian Ocean littoral states, Jahangiri added.
Referring to the recent Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Free Trade Zone Authorities meeting held in Chabahar, he voiced hope that the Chabahar agreement lead to enhance of economic and trade cooperation with regional states.
The Indian Ocean and the states on its littoral are of significant and growing importance. The region contains 1/3 of the world’s population, 25% of its landmass, 40% of the world’s oil and gas reserves. It is the locus of important international sea lines of communication (SLOCs). The region is home to most of the world's Muslim population as well as India, one of the world's likely "rising powers."
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