PM Modi invites Iranian President to visit India

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended an invitation to re-elected Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to visit India. Minister of road transport, highways and shipping Nitin Gadkari represented India at the inauguration of the second tenure of Mr Rouhani on Saturday and also met him.

In the meeting, “development of Chahbahar Port” was discussed and both countries “reiterated their commitment to complete and operationalise the port at the earliest”.

“In the meetings, both sides reviewed and positively assessed the progress in implementation of the decisions taken during the Prime Minster’s visit to Iran, last year, including the progress in the development of Chahbahar Port. Both sides reiterated their commitment to complete and operationalise the Port at the earliest that would contribute to bilateral and regional trade and economic development and also provide alternate access to landlocked Afghanistan to regional and global markets,” the ministry of external affairs (MEA) said.

“Minister of road transport, highways and shipping Nitin Gadkari represented India at the inauguration of the second tenure of H.E. Dr Hassan Rouhani as the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran on August 5, 2017. During his two-day visit on August 5 and 6, 2017, Mr Gadkari interacted with President Rouhani, called on the first vice-president Eshaq Jahangiri and held detailed exchange of views with the minister of roads and urban development of Iran Dr Abbas Akhoundi.

Mr Gadkari handed over the letter of felicitation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to President Rouhani, in which the Prime Minister extended an invitation to the President of Iran to visit India,” the MEA added.