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News ID: 114612
Publish Date : 02 May 2023 - 22:33
President Raisi:

Iran-India Cooperation Influential in New World Order

TEHRAN - Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi in a meeting with the visiting National Security Advisor of India Ajit Doval said that Iranc and India can influence the changes caused by the new world order that is currently emerging.
Raisi emphasized that global conditions are changing and a new world order is emerging.
“In the course of the ongoing global changes, regional and international organizations, especially the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the BRICS group of countries can be very effective in view of their remarkable power and resources,” Iran’s president said.
“As two influential regional countries, Iran and India can promote their relations to a new level and play a more effective role in setting the course of changes caused by the establishment of the new world order,” Raisi added.
He emphasized that further strengthening of cooperation between Iran and India can not only help them meet their mutual interests, but also enable them to play a constructive role in resolving regional issues, including the issue of Afghanistan.
Doval, for his part, affirmed that the world is witnessing major changes, saying, “India believes that to have a positive impact on these changes, it needs to deepen and expand relations with its neighboring countries, especially Iran.”
In a meeting with Davol in New Delhi in June, Iranian Foreign Minister Hussein Amir-Abdollahian called for the expansion of all-out mutual ties, saying the Islamic Republic of Iran is not bound by any constraints to expand its relations with India.
He welcomed further development of cooperation between Iran and India in such areas as transportation via the South-North Corridor, investment, trade, education, research and development.
And also, in a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Hussein Amirabdollahian, The Indian official stressed the need for the formulation of a road map to long-term cooperation between New Delhi and Tehran.
Doval highlighted the importance of cooperation with Iran in various fields considering the current international conditions and the imminent developments in the global arena.
The Indian adviser also called for the formulation of a road map to cooperation between New Delhi and Tehran within the framework of a long-term partnership plan.
He also emphasized the importance of mutual interaction in the transportation industry, noting that India’s participation in the development of Iran’s southeastern port city of Chabahar would contribute to closer cooperation among the other

 
 Central Asian states, the Caucasus and Russia.
For his part, Amirabdollahian expressed satisfaction with plans to finalize Iran’s full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization during the next SCO summit in India.
He also stressed the need for efforts to promote regional and international cooperation between Iran and India in various fields, such as the fight against terrorism and drug trafficking.
The two officials also weighed plans to enhance economic and trade ties between the two sides and discussed the issues relating to Afghanistan, the negotiations on the removal of sanctions against Iran, and a series of regional developments.
The Indian prime minister’s national security adviser has held separate meetings with Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani during his stay in Tehran.