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Iran-India relations are traditional and historical: Deputy Foreign Minister

Saturday, 04 January 2025 2:33 AM [ Last Update: Saturday, 04 January 2025 2:33 AM ]

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi on Friday attended the 19th Iran-India Political Consultations event held in New Dehli, India. Takht-Ravanchi along with his delgeation met with Shri Vikram Misri, the Foreign Secretary of India.

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi has said that the relations between Iran and India are traditional and historical.

Takht-Ravanchi made the remarks on Friday while attending the 19th Iran-India Political Consultations event held in New Dehli, India.

“This afternoon in New Delhi, I participated in the 19th Iran-India Political Consultations. We discussed bilateral, regional and international issues with Mr. [Shri Vikram] Misri, the Foreign Secretary of India,” he wrote on a social media platform on Friday.

“Economic relations, including Chabahar Port, were prominent in the negotiations,” he stated.

Takht-Ravanchi said he also had a useful meeting with India's Foreign Minister S Jaishankar.

“Iran-India relations are traditional and historical. They (Iran and India) are determined to promote relations in various fields,” he added.

معاون سیاسی وزیر خارجه ایران امروز در هند با وزیر خارجه و معاون وزیرخارجه هند دیدار و گفتگو داشت. مذاکراتی درباره چابهار، خرید نفت ایران از سوی هند، تحولات منطقه‌ای و جهانی، از جمله وضعیت افغانستان، غرب آسیا و قفقاز جنوبی انجام شد. pic.twitter.com/y88Gb28PUo
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The 19th round of the Iran-India Political Consultations event was held in New Delhi on Thursday and Friday.

Iran and India have a long-standing historical relationship and cultural and economic ties.

India agreed in 2016 to finance the development of the Iranian port but the process was stalled two years later due to the US sanctions reimposed after Washington’s unilateral withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran.

Iran and India signed a deal in May last year under which the India Ports Global (IPGL) company is allowed to develop and control Chabahar for 10 years.

Chabahar is located on Iran's coast along the Sea of Oman and is the country’s only ocean port.