New Delhi: Overseas Secretary Vinay Kwatra on Sunday mentioned with Iranian Overseas Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Tehran methods to spice up connectivity by means of strategic Chabahar port and the present state of affairs in West Asia arising out of the Hamas-Israel battle.
The international secretary was in Tehran to co-chair a gathering of India-Iran Overseas Workplace Consultations (FOC) together with Iranian Deputy Overseas Minister for political affairs Ali Bagheri Kani.
On Kwatra’s assembly with Amir-Abdollahian, Exterior Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi stated each side agreed to additional strengthen the continued cooperation in varied spheres.
“Overseas Secretary Vinay Kwatra referred to as on FM @Amirabdolahian of Iran in Tehran as we speak,” Bagchi stated on X.
“Mentioned bilateral issues, connectivity initiatives together with Chabahar port, and shared perspective on present challenges within the area. Either side agreed to additional strengthen the continued cooperation in varied spheres,” he stated.
Kwatra’s go to to Tehran assumes significance because it got here amid rising international considerations over the hostilities between Hamas and Israel. The 2 sides agreed on a four-day ceasefire from Friday.
On the FOC, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) stated the 2 sides reviewed the complete gamut of bilateral relationship, together with connectivity initiatives corresponding to Chabahar port, political engagements, commerce and financial relations, capability constructing initiatives and people-to-people ties.
“Additionally they exchanged views on present regional and international points, together with developments in Afghanistan and Gaza,” the MEA stated in an announcement.
“The Indian aspect appreciated Iran’s participation within the Voice of International South Summits held this 12 months,” it stated.
Kwatra additionally met Iran’s deputy international minister for financial diplomacy Mehdi Safari.
Bagchi stated the discussions targeted on concretising India’s engagement in improvement of the Chabahar port as a connectivity undertaking.
“Avenues of accelerating broader commerce and funding ties have been additionally reviewed,” he stated.
Situated in Sistan-Balochistan province on the energy-rich Iran’s southern coast, the Chabahar port is being developed by India and Iran to spice up connectivity and commerce ties.
India has been pushing for the Chabahar port undertaking to spice up regional commerce, particularly for its connectivity to Afghanistan.
At a connectivity convention in Tashkent in 2021, Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar projected the Chabahar port as a key regional transit hub, together with to Afghanistan.
The Chabahar port can be seen as a key hub for the INSTC undertaking.
The Worldwide North-South Transport Hall (INSTC) is a 7,200-km-long multi-mode transport undertaking for shifting freight amongst India, Iran, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Central Asia and Europe.
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