TEHRAN - Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Hussein Amir-Abdollahian in New Delhi, has underlined the need for setting up a Joint Economic Commission with Iran as soon as possible to pursue further development of economic and trade cooperation.
He called the Amir-Abdollahian’s visit to India “very important” for cementing bilateral relations, and stressed the need to set up Iran-India Joint Economic Commission in the shortest time possible in line with accelerating trade and economic activities between the two countries.
He stated that bilateral cooperation should be strengthened in line with developing Chabahar port and other common transportation lines and corridors.
During the meeting, Iranian and Indian foreign ministers emphasized the need for formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan with the participation of all ethnic and religious groups.
Iranian foreign minister , for his part, said that the two countries of Iran and India enjoy high capacities and potentials to broaden their ties in all fields, and emphasized the need to prepare a roadmap to advance comprehensive strategic relations between Iran and India.
Iran’s top diplomat went on to say that preparation of a roadmap for strategic cooperation between the two countries can regulate long-term relations and protect the relationship from the influence of destructive factors.
Developing regional cooperation and focusing on spread of peace and stability in Afghanistan were among the other issues emphasized by the two foreign ministers.
The Iranian foreign minister explained that he had reached an agreement with his Indian counterpart in Tehran earlier this year to draw up a roadmap for long-term cooperation between the two countries.

Iran, India Resolved to Pursue Chabahar Port Infrastructure Plan

Iran and India voiced their strong will to pursue Chabahar Port’s macroscale infrastructure plan to turn the southeastern Iranian port into a major Asian transit hub.
The Business Standard reported that both Iran and India emphasized their strong will to pursue cooperation in Chabahar Port to turn it into a transit hub, especially for the Central Asian region, announcing that the two countries’ representatives will soon meet to survey how to implement the operational phases of the project in that important port.
For India, Chabahar is a very vital project for having access to Afghanistan and the other landlocked countries in Central Asian region, and also a major transit hub in the region, which is very precious.
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