Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of BRICS Summit here.

This was the first meeting between the two leaders since Masoud Pezeshkian took over as President of Iran in July this year. 

India and Iran share longstanding civilisational ties. Iran is situated in India’s extended neighbourhood and the two countries have significant overlap in their economic and security space. India and Iran are important trade partners. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar visited Iran in January 2024. This was his first visit to Iran since it joined the BRICS in September 2023

He also met with Iran’s Foreign Minister Dr Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. They discussed a range of topics including the Chabahar port, people-to-people contacts, regional and global issues, situation in Gaza, stability and security in Afghanistan and Ukraine conflict.