India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced 49 Indian fisherman, who were detained in Iran three months ago over entering Iran’s waters, have been released.
The Indians are willing to cooperate with the Islamic Republic in the development of Chabahar port in southern Iran and the construction of a rail network to connect India to Central Asia.
Iran-India undersea gas pipeline is planned to be built within two years following the necessary approvals and after a gas sale and purchase agreement is signed, managing director of National Iranian Gas Export Company says.
A consortium of Iranian, Indian and South Korean companies seeks to set up an energy park in Iran’s Khuzestan province in a project worth $10 billion, including generation of 1,000 megawatts of solar power, the IRNA news agency says.
Iran has offered a proposed rate of $2.95 for each million British thermal unit of LNG that it plans to sell to India in the future, said the Indian union transport and shipping minister.
Zarif and Doval condemned violent and extremist acts of terrorist groups in Iraq, Syria, Yemen and Afghanistan and exchanged views on the way out of these crises.
The Indian prime minister called for the immediate establishment of a joint commission for the expansion of bilateral relations in his meeting with Foreign Minister Zarif.
Iran does not accept comments that “Enemy of your enemy is your friend”, and has many times said that it is not going to support extremism under any condition, said Bahrami.
Iran has offered India $8 billion worth of infrastructure projects, including a stake in developing the strategic port of Chabahar, the country’s ambassador to New Delhi has said.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called for the further enhancement of cooperation between the Islamic Republic and India, particularly in countering threats posed by terrorism.
India has significantly increased its oil purchases from Iran following the implementation of an interim nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers, a report says.