Jaishankar, who was on his way to Moscow for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Foreign Ministers’ meeting on Monday, made a “technical halt” for refuelling the special aircraft
Jaishankar meets Iran counterpart, discusses Chabahar, Afghanistan
Two days after Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met his counterpart in Iran , External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday flew to Tehran and met Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and discussed the Chabahar port project and the situation in Afghanistan, The Indian Hawk has learnt.
Jaishankar, who was on his way to Moscow for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Foreign Ministers’ meeting on Monday, made a “technical halt” for refuelling the special aircraft.
Two back-to-back high-level ministerial visits from India to Iran, sources said, signals Delhi’s commitment to ties with Tehran at a difficult time like this. Also Read: For peace along border, one must adhere to agreements: S Jaishankar
The visit comes in the backdrop of strained ties between the US and Iran, and China trying to grab the strategic space in sanctions-hit Iran.
New Delhi is committed to the Chabahar project, and sources pointed out that India had allocated Rs 100 crore for the project in this year’s Budget. T…
