S Jaishankar described the assembly as “productive”.
New Delhi:
On his method to Russia, Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday made a stopover in Tehran and held talks along with his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif, masking numerous features of bilateral relations and regional developments.
Mr Jaishankar described the assembly as “productive”.
“A productive assembly with FM @JZarif throughout a stopover in Tehran. Mentioned strengthening our bilateral cooperation and reviewed regional developments. Thank him for his gracious hospitality,” he tweeted.
A productive assembly with FM @JZarif throughout a stopover in Tehran. Mentioned strengthening our bilateral cooperation and reviewed regional developments. Thank him for his gracious hospitality. pic.twitter.com/Ec9sqO5I6U
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) September 8, 2020
The Iranian international ministry, in a tweet, mentioned the 2 sides emphasised on their will to additional broaden bilateral ties in “all features”.
It’s learnt that the Chabahar port undertaking in addition to the state of affairs within the Gulf area figured within the talks.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh too made a stopover in Tehran on Saturday on his return journey from Russia, and held talks along with his Iranian counterpart Brigadier Normal Amir Hatami.
Mr Jaishankar is travelling to Moscow on a four-day go to to attend a gathering of international ministers of the eight-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on September 10.
On the sidelines of the SCO meet, he’s anticipated to carry a bilateral assembly along with his Chinese language counterpart Wang Yi. Each India and China are members of the influential regional bloc that primarily focuses on safety associated points.
Mr Jaishankar’s journey to Moscow comes days after Defence Minister Singh visited the Russian capital to attend a gathering of SCO defence ministers.
On Friday, Mr Singh held an over two-hour assembly with Chinese language Defence Minister Gen Wei Fenghe on the escalating border row between the 2 international locations in jap Ladakh.
Earlier, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs mentioned Mr Jaishankar will probably be attending the assembly of Council of International Ministers (CFM) of SCO to be held in Moscow on September 9-10.
Will probably be the third CFM assembly that India will probably be attending as a full member of SCO.
“India has been taking lively half in numerous SCO dialogue mechanisms underneath the Chairmanship of the Russian Federation on this 12 months. The SCO Summit will probably be held within the close to future,” the MEA mentioned in a press release.
It mentioned that the CFM assembly in Moscow will overview the preparations for the forthcoming SCO summit and in addition alternate views on worldwide and regional points.
“Exterior Affairs Minister’s go to in Moscow will embody the participation within the Council of SCO international ministers and different bilateral conferences,” the MEA mentioned.
