New Delhi, July 20: As part of the ongoing high-level contacts, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Mohsin Amirzade will arrive here today on a three-day visit which will mainly focus on carrying forward the new momentum in bilateral ties. Amirzade will on Monday have wide-ranging discussions with External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha on the entire gamut of Indo-Iranian relations as also exchange views on important regional and international developments.
An Iranian Embassy spokesman here said the visit was in continuation of state visit by President Syed Mohammad Khatami to India in January this year when he was the chief guest of the Republic Day celebrations, symbolising the strengthening of Indo-Iranian relationship.
President Khatami and Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had signed the path-breaking New Delhi Declaration which puts forth the vision of strategic partnership between the two countries for a more stable, secure and prosperous region and for enhanced regional and global cooperation.
It touched on cooperation in a number of fields including hydrocarbons, science and technology, information technology, education and training, reconstruction of Afghanistan and in tackling the scourge of international terrorism.
The Iranian minister will have interaction with FICCI to explore propects of increasing economic cooperation in diversified areas. Bureau Report