Iranian president Hassan Rouhani meets Narendra Modi, Ram Nath Kovind in New Delhi
Iranian president Hassan Rouhani was accorded a ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Saturday ahead of delegation-level talks between India and Iran
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President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed Iranian president Hassan Rouhani at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Rouhani arrived in the national capital on Friday after a two-day visit to Hyderabad. PTI
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Rouhani was accorded a ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Saturday ahead of delegation-level talks between India and Iran. PTI
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Narendra Modi met the Iranian president at Hyderabad house later in the day to discuss bilateral cooperation across a range of areas and regional issues. PTI
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The duo held substantive and productive discussion on cooperation in trade and investment, energy, connectivity, defence and security, and regional issues. PTI
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This is the first presidential visit from Iran to India in 10 years and comes after the visit of prime minister Narendra Modi to the West Asian nation in 2016. PTI
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The two sides are also looking at inking a number of pacts in several key areas apart from exploring the scope of cooperation in fields such as health and traditional medicine. Twitter@MEAIndia
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Following the ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj also called on the visiting dignitary and discussed on strengthening cooperation in energy, connectivity, IT, education, culture and people-to-people contact. PTI