Iran is ready to provide Afghanistan with access to facilities available in Chabahar Free Zone, said Deputy Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade. Afkhami Rad made these remarks during a meeting in Kabul with Afghan Minister of Commerce and Industries Homayoun Rassa on the sidelines of the sixth Regional Economic Co-operation Conference for Afghanistan (RECCA) asserting that, "this conference provides an opportunity for bringing international views closer together."
The official further called for the development of industrial clusters as a model for successful and efficient way out of the current situation emphasising the promotion of commercial exchanges. Meanwhile, the Afghan minister called for enhanced co-operation between Tehran and Kabul and promotion of bilateral trade. Rassa noted that, "Afghanistan is willing to make use of capacities of Chabahar Port to meet its needs."