Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Iran President Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian here on Tuesday on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS Summit and exchanged views on regional developments, including the situation in West Asia.
Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian will meet Vladimir Putin at the summit from October 22-24 in the Russian city of Kazan, ambassador Kazem Jalali told Iranian state media.
Out of 30.5 million votes counted in Friday's runoff, Pezeshkian received over 16.3 million votes while his ultraconservative rival Saeed Jalili got more than 13.5 million votes, CNN cited Press TV report.
Iran's Ambassador to India, Iraj Elahi, on Friday emphasized that connectivity is the backbone of the India-Iran relationship, adding that culturally both the countries have agreed to strengthen relations.
Voting is underway in Iran, as the country gears up to elect the successor of Ebrahim Raisi in the Presidential runoff taking place on Friday, according to Al Jazeera.
Iran's interim presidential election is set for a runoff next week after reformist-backed Masoud Pezeshkian and hardliner Saeed Jalili emerged victorious but failed to clinch a majority in a poll with a record-low turnout.
As voting begins in Iran for snap presidential elections, the country's Ambassador to India, Iraj Elahi said that Iranians will elect their president according to the country's Constitution, which is by the direct vote of the people.
Six people, including Iran Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, are approved to run for the snap presidential election, which are set to take place on June 28 in Iran after the tragic demise of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, according to Al Jazeera.
The flights carrying the bodies of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and other officials from Tabriz landed in Tehran on Tuesday, Press TV reported.
Following the demise of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash on Sunday afternoon, heads of the three branches of the Iranian government have agreed on a date, June 28 for snap presidential elections in the country