Press Releases Visit of External Affairs Minister to Iran (December 2, 2017)

Visit of External Affairs Minister to Iran (December 2, 2017)

December 02, 2017

External Affairs Minister Smt. Sushma Swaraj visited Iran on December 2, 2017 on her return journey from SCO Summit at Sochi and met H.E. Dr. Javad Zarif, Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Foreign Minister Javad Zarif hosted a luncheon meeting wherein both sides discussed the various aspects of India-Iran relations and ways to strengthen it.

Both sides positively reviewed the initiatives undertaken since the visit of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to Iran in May 2016 including cooperation in Chabahar Port which will be inaugurated by the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran H.E.Mr Hassan Rouhani tomorrow at presence of Ministers from India, Afghanistan and the region.

Both Ministers also exchanged views on regional and global developments of mutual interest.

New Delhi
December 2, 2017