President Ebrahim Raeisi made the comments during the meeting with the visiting Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Tehran on Monday where he emphasized the need to follow up and speed up the implementation of the agreements signed and reached between the two countries, including the Iranian Chabahar port development plan, and the need to compensate for the delay in the implementation of commitments.
The Iranian president pointed to the deep-rooted relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and India, and stressed the stepped-up efforts to fulfill the will of the high-ranking officials of the two countries to develop and enhance the level of relations in various political, economic, science and technology, transportation and energy areas.
"The importance of a shared view between the two countries in the field of combating terrorism and organized crime", "The need for cooperation to establish stability and security in Afghanistan", "Strengthening international trade, especially through local currencies" and "Emphasis on maintaining the security of shipping in international waters" were among the other issues brought up by Raeisi in the meeting with the Indian Foreign Minister.
Elsewhere in his remarks, the Iranian president described the crimes committed by the Zionist regime in Gaza as clear examples of war crimes and crimes against humanity, clarifying that, "Stopping the attacks on Gaza, prosecuting the Zionist regime and realizing the rights of the Palestinian people is the only way to restore stability and security to the region. It is important for India to play a role in ending the bombings, lifting the blockade of this enclave, and realizing the rights of the Palestinian people."
The Indian Foreign Minister, for his part, expressed his condolences and sympathies with the government and people of Iran over the recent terrorist attack in Kerman, and appreciated Raeisi for his efforts to develop relations with countries in the region and to create a significant change in relations with India.
Voicing his country's interest in concluding a comprehensive and long-term cooperation agreement with the Islamic Republic of Iran, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar emphasized India's full abidance by its commitments in the Chabahar port development project as well as all-out development of cooperation with Iran.
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