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India, which has proposed Chabahar Port (located in Iran) to be part of the International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC), would also support inclusion of Afghanistan and Uzbekistan in the INSTC.
“The INSTC is an important trade corridor project, wherein India is partnering with 12 countries to establish an economic corridor for the benefit of our peoples. We also welcome the interest of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan to join the multilateral corridor project..India has also proposed the inclusion of Chabahar in the INSTC route,” said S Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs, in his address on ‘Chabahar Day’ at the virtual Maritime India Summit 2021 on Thursday.
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New Delhi and Tashkent at a virtual summit also decided to explore connectivity routes via International North–South Transport Corridor (INSTC) – a 7,200-km multi-mode ship, rail, and road freight route connecting India, Iran, Azerbaijan and Russia – and Chabahar port in Iran, according to a joint statement issued after the summit.