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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will begin his three-day visit to India on Thursday and hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as both the nations will review the progress achieved in bilateral relations, officials said.
“During the forthcoming visit of the President of Iran, both sides would review the progress achieved in bilateral relations and also exchange views on regional and international issues of mutual interest,” the Ministry of External Affairs said.
Rouhani, who was invited by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year, will reach Hyderabad directly from Iran on Thursday and will attend various programmes during his two-day stay before proceeding to New Delhi.
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This will be the first visit by Rouhani, who is the seventh President of Iran, after taking charge in August 2013.
After his arrival on Thursday evening, the Iranian President will interact with selected ‘ulema’ or religious scholars of both Shia and Sunni sects, intellectuals, and academicians.
The next day, Rouhani will offer Friday prayers at Makkah Masjid, a 17th-century mosque, located near the historic Charminar in the Muslim-majority old city.
India and Iran have collaborated on many key projects with the most notable being Chabahar port in southeastern Iran that was inaugurated on December 3, 2017 by Rouhani.
The port bypasses Pakistan, opening up a new strategic transit route between Iran, India and Afghanistan.
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