{"id":12625,"date":"2020-12-20T17:46:03","date_gmt":"2020-12-20T14:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bazaartimes.com\/?p=12625"},"modified":"2020-12-20T17:46:08","modified_gmt":"2020-12-20T14:46:08","slug":"iran-pakistan-open-new-border-gateway-to-ease-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bazaartimes.com\/iran-pakistan-open-new-border-gateway-to-ease-trade\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran, Pakistan open new border gateway to ease trade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Opening of new border crossing comes at time when tension between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia has increased<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iran and Pakistan on Saturday opened a new border crossing point, in a move likely to bolster business and trade between the two neighboring countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Rimdan-Gabd border gateway was officially thrown open in the presence of officials from the two countries, becoming the second border crossing between the two states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Located in Iran\u2019s southeastern Sistan-Balochistan province, about 130 km from the strategic Chabahar port, Rimdan crossing point is suitably located for import and export of goods between the two sides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The issue had figured prominently during Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif\u2019s visit to Islamabad in November, when the two sides agreed to open the border crossing to facilitate trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Friday, Iran\u2019s Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said the new border crossing point will \u201cincrease economic and trade exchanges\u201d between the two countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said the construction of the gateway and the recent inauguration of a railroad project between Iran and Afghanistan show that Iran gives a \u201cspecial priority to interaction and cooperation with neighbors\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iran\u2019s envoy to Pakistan Sayed Mohammad Ali Hosseini hailed the crossing opening as a \u201chistoric day\u201d for the two countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iran and Pakistan, which share 959 km border, have in recent years held interactions at various levels to increase border crossings for facilitating trade and movement of people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During his visit to Pakistan last month, Zarif had also proposed the idea of opening Pishin-Mand border crossing and called for increase in entry and exit points on the joint border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So far, Mirjavah-Taftan is the only official border crossing point for trade and public movement between the two sides. Mirjavah is a city in Sistan-Balochsitan province in Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new border gateway is expected to lessen the burden on Mirjavah-Taftan crossing point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The growing proximity between Iran and Pakistan comes at a time when tensions between Islamabad and Tehran’s regional rival Riyadh have increased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pakistan has reportedly returned $1 billion as a second installment of $3 billion loan to Saudi Arabia after China agreed to provide Islamabad with a $1 billion financial line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The relations between the two traditional allies have strained recently after Pakistan threatened to part ways with the Riyadh-led Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) over silence on atrocities in India-controlled Kashmir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tehran, observers believe, seeks to capitalize on the “strained” Islamabad-Riyadh ties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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