EAM Dr S Jaishankar, new Iran Foreign Minister Amir Abdollahian, discuss Afghanistan situation, Chabahar port project

This was the first ever call between  India's EAM Dr S Jaishankar and Iran's new foreign minister Amir Abdollahian since the latter took charge.

New Delhi: India's External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar and Iran's new foreign minister Amir Abdollahian on Wednesday held talks, with top focus on Afghanistan situation and Chabahar port project. This was the first ever call between the two since the new Iran FM Amir took charge, during which EAM congratulated him on his appointment as Iran’s foreign minister. On Afghanistan, the two sides agreed to continue the consultations with Iranian read out saying that FM Amir reiterated Tehran's "principled policy to support the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan" which is "made up of all Afghan ethnic groups". He also emphasized on a regional approach to "defuse the crisis in Afghanistan." A tweet statement by EAM said that India, "Appreciate Iran's facilitation of our repatriation flights from Afghanistan." India in September evacuated more than 500 people after the fall of Kabul to Taliban. During the evacuation process, India had coordinated with many counties like Iran, US, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Oman.