Iran’s Ministry of Roads and Urban Development (MRUD) has announced completion of the first phase of railway linking Zahedan in southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan to the port city of Chabahar.

A Conference on Chabahar Day, hosted by India's Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, was held in Mumbai, with the participation of the Indian companies' representatives and the ambassadors of Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan.