In a meeting with National Security Advisor of India Ajit Doval in Tehran on Monday, Shamkhani said using national currencies in bilateral trade between Iran with India would help the two countries reach their joint economic objectives.
The two officials discussed economic, political and security issues concerning the two countries as well as the most important regional and international developments.
The Helmand region in Afghanistan is experiencing a severe drought, so some farmers and locals encouraged the Taliban-led interim administration to avoid discussing water rights with Iran, TOLOnews reported.
Union minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday opened a Mahila Samman Savings Certificate (MSSC) at a post office in the national capital, paving the way for empowering women through this investment instrument, according to a government press release.
Addressing the presser, Patel said, "Let me take a little bit of a step back. I think first and foremost as it relates to Evan's case, we of course were deeply disappointed that the request to visit Evan in early May, on May 11th for a consular visit, was denied."
"A Karnataka BJP MLA has called Sonia Gandhi a 'Vishkanya'. People want to know what PM Modi and Amit Shah have to say on this issue, " said Bhupesh Baghel while talking to the media.
The parties discussed developing regional challenges, with a focus on Iran's malign activities in the Middle East region. This includes Iranian aggression in the maritime arena and the delivery of weapons to terror organizations and proxies in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen, and the wider regio
Notably, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh did not exchange handshakes with Li ahead of the bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart Li, while, he had handshakes with Tajik, Iran and Kazakh counterparts ahead of the bilateral.
Iranian Defence Minister Mohammad Reza Gharaei Ashtiani arrived in Delhi on Thursday to attend Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers' Meeting scheduled to be held on Friday.
Mahila Samman Savings Certificate scheme was announced in the 2023-24 Union Budget by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and is a significant step towards financial inclusion and empowerment of women.