External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke to his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif on Wednesday, focussing on the evolving situation in Afghanistan as well as bilateral issues. The conversation came two weeks after Jaishankar held extensive talks with Zarif and called on Iran’s President-elect Ebrahim Raisi during a stopover at the Iranian capital, Tehran, on his way to Russia.
In a tweet, Jaishankar described the conversation as “productive”, without mentioning the areas of discussion. “Good to talk to Iranian FM @JZarif. A productive conversation on our ties,” he wrote on Twitter. Read More…
