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US supports India, Iran and Afghan pact on Chabahar port
Washington: The US has come out in support of the agreement between India, Iran and Afghanistan on the development of the Iranian Chabahar port saying that the project would help in the development of trade and commerce in the region.
"These three countries are neighbours. They have to get along. We are obviously interested in increased trade and commerce back and forth there. So anything that ameliorates that situation is something that we would support," State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland told reporters.
Nuland was responding to reporters' questions on the recent tri-lateral meeting between officials of India, Iran and Afghanistan on the sidelines of the NAM meeting in Tehran wherein they agreed on the development of the Chabahar port in Iran as an alternative to supply route from the Karachi port.
When asked if this development is going to further help Afghanistan in trade and commerce, she said the US hopes so.
"That would be the hope if they're going to move forward, that it'll further embed Afghanistan in a positive, growing region along the lines of the Silk Road Initiative that we've been supporting," Nuland said.
The US statement comes in the middle of its increased diplomatic frictions with Iran.
The US has been opposed to the world leaders attending the NAM summit, which according to it is sending a wrong signal.
It had also urged the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to consider not to attend the NAM Summit and not to travel to Tehran for this purpose.
"As we said last week, encouraged him, if he is going to go, to be very strong and very clear on all of the areas of concern that the international community has with Iran," Nuland said.
"This includes, obviously, its need to abide by its non-proliferation obligations, its ongoing support for terrorism, its disregard for human rights inside Iran, its interference in the domestic conflict in Syria," she said.
"As you know, when he announced that he was intending to go, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that he would use the opportunity to convey the clear concerns and expectations of the international community, and he himself listed human rights as one of the issues that he would be raising," she said in response to a question.
Manorama Online | US supports India, Iran and Afghan pact on Chabahar port
US hopes India's trilateral pact with Iran, Afghanistan will boost regional trade
Washington: The US has come out in support of the agreement between India, Iran and Afghanistan on the development of the Iranian Chabahar port saying that the project would help in the development of trade and commerce in the region.
"These three countries are neighbours. They have to get along. We are obviously interested in increased trade and commerce back and forth there. So anything that ameliorates that situation is something that we would support," State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland told reporters.
Nuland was responding to reporters' questions on the recent tri-lateral meeting between officials of India, Iran and Afghanistan on the sidelines of the NAM meeting in Tehran wherein they agreed on the development of the Chabahar port in Iran as an alternative to supply route from the Karachi port.
When asked if this development is going to further help Afghanistan in trade and commerce, she said the US hopes so.
"That would be the hope if they're going to move forward, that it'll further embed Afghanistan in a positive, growing region along the lines of the Silk Road Initiative that we've been supporting," Nuland said.
The US statement comes in the middle of its increased diplomatic frictions with Iran.
The US has been opposed to the world leaders attending the NAM summit, which according to it is sending a wrong signal.
It had also urged the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to consider not to attend the NAM Summit and not to travel to Tehran for this purpose.
"As we said last week, encouraged him, if he is going to go, to be very strong and very clear on all of the areas of concern that the international community has with Iran," Nuland said.
"This includes, obviously, its need to abide by its non-proliferation obligations, its ongoing support for terrorism, its disregard for human rights inside Iran, its interference in the domestic conflict in Syria," she said.
"As you know, when he announced that he was intending to go, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that he would use the opportunity to convey the clear concerns and expectations of the international community, and he himself listed human rights as one of the issues that he would be raising," she said in response to a question.
Manorama Online | US supports India, Iran and Afghan pact on Chabahar port
US hopes India's trilateral pact with Iran, Afghanistan will boost regional trade
Step 2 in making Afghan independent of Pakistan ...... and bringing them closer to Iran....Muahahhahahahahahahahha ....
:world:
Have you guys lost confidence in yourselves or is this just plain paranoia?
