New Delhi: Iran’s Petroleum Minister Mohsen Paknejad said on Wednesday that Tehran is prepared to broaden economic ties with India, as he arrived in New Delhi for meetings linked to energy cooperation among BRICS member states, ANI reported.
During his visit, Paknejad said Iran is open to wider engagement with India in the economic sphere. He made the remarks while attending the BRICS energy ministers’ session and said he would assess the outcome of the meetings, including bilateral discussions.
“As you know, we have had historical relations between Iran and India for a long time, for centuries, as you know. And at the time being, I’m here for taking part in this session, BRICS, Energy Ministers for the membe
rs of BRICS. And I will see what we talk about in these sessions, bilateral sessions and totally in the conference. And we are now ready for all the relations we can have in economic fields with India, especially in India,” he said.
“After that I can comment to you about in this regard and the issues that we have talked about. And about the sanctions as you know we have a kind of waiver for 60 days and we are going on based on some issues that we have had agreed with Americans in this regard about the sanctions,” he added.
Paknejad is expected to hold talks with Indian officials and representatives of the domestic energy industry during the visit. The discussions are likely to focus on strengthening cooperation in oil and gas, exploring investment prospects and exchanging views on developments in the global energy market.
Earlier, Ghadir Nezamipour, Deputy Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
In a post on X, the Iranian Embassy in India said, “His Excellency Dr. Ghadir Nezamipour, Deputy Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran, met with Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, on Tuesday evening in New Delhi following the conclusion of the Meeting of Heads of Security Agencies and National Security Advisers of the BRICS member states.”