India, Iran hold talks on bilateral cooperation

India & Iran hold talks to expand bilateral cooperation for preserving stability and peace.

DUBAI: India and Iran have held talks to expand bilateral cooperation which New Delhi said would help preserve stability and peace in the region.

Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon held talks with Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili in Tehran yesterday on expansion of cooperation between the two countries in energy, transportation and security.

India and Iran should increase the level of cooperation to help preserve stability and peace in the region, Menon was quoted by IRNA, the official news agency of Iran, as saying.

Menon told Jalili that India is boosting strategic ties with all countries in the region.

The Iranian leader said expansion of cooperation between the two countries could lead to upgrading their capacity for developing multilateral cooperation.

Historical ties and untapped potential play a significant role in long-term cooperation between the two states, Jalili said citing growing Indo-Iranian ties in economic and political fields.
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