India's external affairs minister Dr S Jaishankar will make a stopover in Iran later today and hold a meeting with Iran's foreign minister Javad Zarif. The key focus during the meeting will be on Afghanistan as the Taliban continues to make rapid advancements. EAM had made a similar stopover in Iran in September of 2020 while on his Moscow visit. Both countries have been working on the Chabahar port project which has been the key pillar of connectivity between, especially Afghanistan. India also supplied 20,000 liters of the pesticide Malathion 96% ULV to Iran via Chabahar port in 2020 to help Iran curb the menace of desert locusts.

Source: dna July 07, 2021 11:06 UTC