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India ships wheat to Afghanistan via Chabahar

October 30 , 2017 2584 days 1098 0
  • India has began shipment of 1.1 million tonnes wheat to Afghanistan through the Iranian port of Chabahar.
  • The consignment would be the first to use the new route via Chabahar to access Afghanistan after Trilateral Agreement on Establishment of International Transport and Transit Corridor was signed.
  • The consignment was flagged off by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Afghan counterpart Salahuddin Rabbani through a joint video conference.
  • India had earlier sent goods through the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas in 2003 as Pakistan had not eased land access to Afghanistan.

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