Iran Press/ Asia: The meeting was hosted by the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Telangana, India, and the Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Hyderabad.
The Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian arrived in Hyderabad, India at noon local time on Friday and was welcomed by local officials.
Upon arrival in Hyderabad, Amir Abdollahian immediately joined the ranks of worshipers by attending the Friday prayers.
Indian worshipers chanted "Death to America" and saw off the foreign minister.
During his visit to Hyderabad, the Iranian Foreign Minister also had a meeting with Iranians and a group of scholars living in the city.
The Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hossein Amirabdollahian, arrived in New Delhi early Wednesday to hold strategic consultations with high-ranking Indian officials.
He was welcomed by officials from the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Iran's top diplomat met with the Prime Minister, National Security Advisor, and Indian Foreign Minister in Delhi on Wednesday.
The same day in the afternoon, Iran and India signed a judicial assistance deal regarding civil and trade affairs in the presence of the foreign ministers of the two countries in the Indian capital, New Delhi.
Amir-Abdollahian has held two rounds of talks with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.
In the meeting, a broad range of issues of mutual interest between the two countries in strategic, political, economic, and cultural spheres were discussed.
Amir-Abdollahian pointed to the fact that the economies of Iran and India complement each other, referring to the existence of a huge potential for expansion of trade and economic relations between the two countries.
The Iranian foreign minister then underlined the necessity of coming up with a roadmap to promote comprehensive and vast strategic ties between Tehran and New Delhi.
In this regard, the top Iranian diplomat said preparing a roadmap for strategic cooperation can regulate long-term bilateral ties and protect the relations from detrimental factors.
Expansion of regional cooperation and the two countries’ efforts to heed peace and stability in Afghanistan were among the issues the two top diplomats discussed.
They underscored the need to help Afghanistan pass through the current economic hardships. They also noted that the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan is the most important approach to persuading all ethnic groups and factions of Afghanistan to play a role in deciding their country’s fate.
The Indian foreign minister said Amirabdollahian’s visit to India was important for pursuing existing issues in bilateral ties. Jaishankar underlined the necessity of holding the meeting of the joint economic commission as soon as possible and to give momentum to economic and trade cooperation between Tehran and New Delhi.
He further described the formation of working groups to follow up on the affairs as necessary.
The top Indian diplomat in other comments also spoke about the need to give momentum to cooperation in expanding Chabahar Port and other transit routes and common regional corridors.
In the end, the two foreign ministers underscored the continuation of consultations between Indian and Iranian officials at different levels to provide a roadmap for strategic cooperation.
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