TEHRAN: Iran and Pakistan have opened a new border crossing point, named Rimdan-Gabd border gateway, in an effort to bolster business and trade between the two neighboring countries.
According to details, the gateway, located in Iran’s southeastern Sistan-Balochistan province, was officially thrown open in the presence of officials from the two countries, becoming the second border crossing between the two states.
Rimdan crossing point is suitably located for import and export of goods between the two sides. The issue had figured prominently during Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif’s visit to Islamabad in November when the two sides agreed to open the border crossing to facilitate trade.
Earlier on Friday, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said that the new border crossing point will increase economic and trade exchanges between the two countries.
“The construction of the gateway and the recent inauguration of a railroad project between Iran and Afghanistan show that Iran gives a special priority to interaction and cooperation with neighbors,” he asserted.
Meanwhile, Iran’s envoy to Pakistan Sayed Mohammad Ali Hosseini also hailed the crossing opening as a ‘historic day’ for the two countries. Iran and Pakistan in recent years held interactions at various levels to increase border crossings for facilitating trade.
