On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The leaders engaged in discussions focused on the current situation in West Asia and explored avenues to enhance bilateral relations. Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and other senior officials from Iran were also in attendance at the meeting.
One of the Yoga practitioners was in Ahmedabad for the World Yogasana Championship and won a medal,” PM Modi said in another post on X. Earlier on Monday, PM Modi met Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and discussed ways to expand bilateral cooperation in several sectors, besides exchanging views on the situation in West Asia. The meeting comes amid continuing tensions in West Asia. PM Modi and Pezeshkian had last spoken over the phone in June, when the Iranian President briefed the Prime Minister on developments in the region and discussed the way forward. PM Modi had welcomed the understanding reached to end the conflict and underlined the need for continued efforts to achieve lasting peace and stability. They also exchanged views on regional and global developments, including the situation in West Asia. The Prime Minister also met members of communities with close links to India, including Yoga practitioners, academics, Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) alumni, researchers and members of the Indian diaspora. “Met a group of people who have a close association with India. This includes prominent diaspora members, those passionate about the environment, Yoga enthusiasts, academics, ITEC alumni, researchers, and more. Happy to see such continuous engagement with India.
Modi and Pezeshkian reviewed the latest developments in India-Iran relations and stressed the need to expand cooperation in areas of mutual interest, according to Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on X that the two leaders discussed ways to further strengthen bilateral cooperation in defence, economic ties, pharmaceuticals, science and technology, culture and education.
