Jaishankar stresses on connectivity, proposes that Chabahar Port be included in the North-South Transport Corridor
The Hindu
External Affairs Minister meets Prime Minister of Armenia
Stressing on the need for enhanced connectivity, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Wednesday proposed that the strategic Chabahar Port in Iran be included in the North-South Transport Corridor, as he agreed on a roadmap for future course of cooperation at meetings with Armenia’s top leadership.
Mr. Jaishankar, who arrived here on Tuesday on the last leg of his three-nation tour to Central Asia with an aim to further expand bilateral ties and discuss key regional issues including the developments in Afghanistan, is the first External Affairs Minister from India to visit Armenia.
“Thank PM @NikolPashinyan of Armenia for receiving me today. Conveyed greetings of PM @narendramodi. Meeting brought out the many convergences and shared outlook of our two countries. We agreed to develop a broad agenda of practical cooperation that is to our mutual benefit,” Mr. Jaishankar tweeted.
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