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Narendra Modi in Iran on 2-day visit
Looking to strengthen trade, investment and energy ties with Iran, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday arrived here on a two-day visit, during which a crucial agreement is expected to be signed on developing the strategic Chabahar port.
Tehran: Looking to strengthen trade, investment and energy ties with Iran, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday arrived here on a two-day visit, during which a crucial agreement is expected to be signed on developing the strategic Chabahar port. Formal talks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani are scheduled for Monday morning after a ceremonial welcome for Modi.
Lifting of international sanctions on Iran has opened up immense opportunities and India is looking to expand cooperation with the Persian Gulf nation in sectors such as trade, investment, infrastructure and energy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. "India and Iran have always focused to add strength to our relations, even during the difficult times.
In the current context, both countries can look to expand our cooperation in the fields of trade, technology, investment and infrastructure and energy security," he told Iran's IRNA news agency ahead of his arrival here on a two-day visit. Stating that Indian public and private sector firms were keen on investing in Iran, he said the signing of agreement on development of Chabahar port will provide wider connectivity.
"Lifting of the international sanctions against Iran has opened up immense opportunities for both the countries, especially in the economic sphere," Modi said, adding India is keen to enhance its investment in the Persian Gulf nation and also welcomes flow of capital and investments from the oil-rich nation.
Modi, who will meet President Hassan Rouhani tomorrow for formal talks, said he had during their last meeting at Ufa last year indicated possibilities of cooperation in ports, fertiliser and petrochemical sector. "Energy is one of the most important dimensions of our bilateral economic cooperation. With Farzad-B, we have gone beyond the buyer-seller relationship to being genuine partners in the field of energy," he said.
State-owned ONGC is in talks to secure development rights for the gas field it had discovered in 2008. It has already invested about USD 100 million in the gas field.
