INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
relations between Tehran and New Delhi.
During his stay in India, Safari held numerous meetings with high-ranking Indian economic
and areas of cooperation between Tehran and New Delhi and their private companies.Hot on the heels of Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir
emphasis on economic and trade ties.During the two-day trip, Safari held negotiations with some ministers, deputy ministers, and heads of
key economic institutions in India as well as companies active in trade, economic, technological, transportation, industrial, and energy
fields.The other members of the Iranian delegation were the director of the Plant Protection Organization, the deputy chief of the Ports and
Maritime Organization (PMO), the economic deputy director of the secretariat of the Supreme Council of Free Trade Zones, the head of the
Company.At the beginning of the trip, the public meetings of the two deputy foreign ministers and their entourage were meant to raise issues
summing up the results and drawing a roadmap for relations were the most important goals of the delegation.Indian diplomat emphasize transit
cooperationIn a meeting with his Iranian counterpart, Indian Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Affairs Damo Ravi referred to the recent
counterpart to visit Iran and expressed hope that before the probable visit of the Indian side, the two countries will witness the
fulfillment of their potential for cooperation, the realization of the negotiations between them and also the current exchange of
delegations.Deputy FM underlines the need for Indians to fulfill Chabahar commitmentDuring his meeting with the Indian shipping minister and
deputy minister in which talks were held over port cooperation and development process of Chabahar Port, Safari also underlined the need for
the Indian side to fulfill its commitment to commission installations put in place in Shahid Beheshti Port of Chabahar.The other topics
discussed were the efforts by the two sides to increase shipments transfer through Chabahar, investment by Indian companies in the Chabahar
Safari also invited the Indian official to visit Iran for the continuation of talks.In addition, other members of the Iranian economic and
of Iran and India held several meetings in which they looked into some problems concerning quarantine and plant health
Organization, also visited the regional plant quarantine center in New Delhi.During the trip, the officials of the agriculture ministries of
Iran and India reached an agreement on the formation of a joint working group tasked with pursuing and implementing deals in the fields of
agriculture, trade and transit of crops through Iran, exchange of experiences, technical know-how and educational cooperation in the fields
of agriculture and plant health and also cooperation between the quarantine centers of Iran and India.As for port and navigation
cooperation, the representatives of the PMO and free zones of Iran held a separate meeting with officials of the Indian shipping ministry
activate the installations put in place in the port, as well as supplying other necessary equipment to encourage the private sectors of
India and Iran to participate in the future plans for cooperation and investment in the Chabahar and Makran free zones.Iran, India discuss
financial exchangesIn the financial sector, the Iranian banking officials also met with officials of the Indian ministry of finance
They exchanged views over resolution of some impediments to cooperation between the two sides and also the use of new banking technologies
for the purpose of increasing financial exchanges and reached some important agreements.In the wrap-up meeting of the economic delegations
of the two sides, they expressed pleasure at their success in making important achievements, including in the fields of banking, energy,
pursuing issues and planning periodic meetings between the relevant authorities of Iran and India in order to further advance economic,
trade and investment ties and also to use regional transit routes, especially the potential of the North-South transportation corridor,
which have been emphasized by the heads of the two governments.It is expected that the recent exchanges of views between the economic
