‘History is being created,’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in Tehran today as Iran, India and Afghanistan signed a tripartite agreement to turn the Chabahar port into a transit hub bypassing Pakistan. Well, the Prime Minister’s Iran tour seems to be very promising for the future of both the countries.
Prime Minster took it twitter and said that the countries (India, Iran, Afghanistan) have moved a step forward towards deepning connectivity. He tweeted, “India, Iran and Afghanistan: deepening connectivity.”
India, Iran and Afghanistan: deepening connectivity. https://t.co/8smEezyFds
via NMApp pic.twitter.com/BgnsRzQROX
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 24, 2016
In case you were not constantly updated about the Narendra Modi Iran tour, let us tell you the major highlights.
- PM Modi discussed India-Iran ties with President Rouhani and said that his leadership & clarity of vision is extremely impressive.
- PM said that the agreements which are signed between both the nations will open a new chapter in the strategic partnership and would be very fruitful for India-Iran ties.
- President of Iran Mr. Rouhani & Prime Minster of India Mr. Modi exchanged views on the emerging regional situation & other global issues of common concern.
- Narendra Modi emphasised on the idea that India, Iran & Afghanistan connectivity should span from culture to commerce, tradition to technology, investment to IT & people to politics.
- Later in the conference, Narendra Modi spoke about the “India and Iran, Two Great Civilizations: Retrospect and Prospects” & highlighted cultural ties between India & Iran.
- Connecting both the nation’s history Narendra Modi said, “Richness of Persian heritage is an integral part of the fabric of Indian society. A part of Iranian culture lives in Indian hearts.”
- Also, Narendra Modi believes that the time has come for India & Iran to regain their past glory of traditional ties and time for the nations to march together.
- Later then, he released the rare Persian manuscript Kalileh-wa-Dimneh. It illustrates how close India-Iran historical links are.
