During this visit Kahiluoto has expressed his country’s willingness for providing technical assistance to this port and using the port’s capacities for connecting to East Asian countries.
“Chabahar port is seeking superior technology, and Finland, as a provider of such technology, welcomes the provision of services to the port of Chabahar,” the ambassador said.
“The port of Chabahar is important for Finland in terms of providing humanitarian aid to Afghanistan and relations with Asian countries,” Kahiluoto added.
The official noted that during his visit to the port, he has collected a good body of knowledge about the port’s capacities and potentials and will inform Finnish companies about the opportunities in the Iranian oceanic port.
During this visit, Behrouz Aghaei, the director-general of the Ports and Maritime Department of Sistan-Baluchestan Province, who also accompanied the Finnish ambassador, noted that Chabahar port has made good progress in the past few years in terms of construction and infrastructure, and this port has no restrictions on providing services, and any country that is interested in investing in Chabahar port will be welcomed.
He said that this year, most of the ships carrying basic goods to the port of Shahid Beheshti in Chabahar have been large-scale vessels with over 70,000 tons of capacity.