Ties reviewed at 19th India-Iran Foreign Office Consultations in Delhi

The Chabahar port is being developed by India and Iran in Located in the Sistan-Balochistan province to boost connectivity and trade ties.

The Iranian delegation was led by deputy foreign minister Majid Takht Ravanchi, while the Indian side was headed by foreign secretary Vikram Misri, a release from the Indian ministry of external affairs said.

Iran requested India at the meeting to explore ways to resume procurement of its crude oil, a news agency reported. India stopped the procurement of crude oil from Iran in mid-2019 following sanctions imposed on the Persian Gulf nation by the United States.

Ravanchi met Indian external affairs minister S Jaishankar as well. "Discussed our bilateral ties, progress in Chabahar port and regional developments. Confident that the Foreign Office Consultations will give a momentum to our partnership," Jaishankar wrote on micro blogging platform X (formerly Twitter).

Both sides also reiterated their commitment to deepen cooperation in multilateral fora, including at the United Nations, BRICS (Brazil-Russia- India-China-South Africa) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, the ministry said.

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