New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday held talks with her Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif on a range of key bilateral and regional issues, including the peace and reconciliation process in Afghanistan.
Zarif arrived on a three-day visit on Monday. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said the two ministers deliberated on important bilateral issues and shared perspectives on the regional situation. Iran is a strategically important country for India in the Gulf region and ties between the two nations were on an upswing in the last couple of years.
Iran is India’s third-largest oil supplier after Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
India is also an active partner in development of the Chabahar port in Iran.
In May 2016, India, Iran and Afghanistan had inked a pact which entailed establishment of transit and transport corridor among the three countries using Chabahar Port as one of the regional hubs. (PTI)
