Narendra Modi’s visit to Iran – overview
Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi visited Iran
for two days. During his visit, Modi held discussions with President Mr. Hassan
Rouhani and also inked 12 bilateral agreements with Iran. He also met the
Iranian Supreme Leader Mr. Ali Khamenei.
Highlights of the
visit
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Two
countries signed 12 agreements including the pact on developing the strategic
Chabahar port
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The
two nations also released a Joint Statement titled Civilisational Connect,
Contemporary Context.
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Prime
Minister and Hassan Rouhani lead delegation level talks in Tehran.
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Modi
visited Bhai Ganga Singh Gurudwara in Tehran.
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Prime
Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi released the rare manuscript, Persian translation
of the Panchatantra (Kalileh Wa-Dimneh), at the inauguration of the
International Conference on ‘Retrospect and Prospect’ of
India-Iran relations, in Tehran
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He
released rare manuscript, Kalileh Wa-Dimneh, which is the Persian translation
of the Panchatantra.
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Besides
the bilateral pact to develop the Chabahar port for which India will invest 500
million US dollars, a trilateral Agreement on Transport and Transit Corridor
was also signed by India, Afghanistan and Iran.
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Modi's
visit, the first by an Indian Prime Minister in 15 years, came months after the
lifting of international sanctions on Iran following Tehran's historic nuclear
deal with the Western powers over its contentious atomic programme. Earlier,
the former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had visited the country in April
2001.
Gifts Presented by
Modi:
Prime Minister, Mr.
Narendra Modi gifted Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Hosseini
Khamenei a specially commissioned reproduction of a rare seventh-century
manuscript of the Holy Quran attributed to Hazrat Ali, the fourth caliph;
Written in Kufic script, this manuscript is a prized possession of the Ministry
of Culture’s Rampur Raza Library Prime Minister, Mr.
Narendra Modi gifted Iran's President Dr Hassan Rouhani specially commissioned
reproductions of Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib’s collection of poetry in
Persian,Kulliyat-e-Farsi-e-Ghalib, as also Sumair Chand’s Persian translation
of Ramayana
Agreements signed b/w
India and Iran:-
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India-Iran
Cultural Exchange Programme
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The
objective is to extend the CEP for the period 2016-2019 covering the areas of
culture and art; radio, TV, mass media and cinema; and relevant general and
financial terms.
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MoU
between the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) of India and the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs (MoFA) of Iran on Policy Dialogue between Governments and
Interaction between Think Tanks
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The
MoU seeks to create a Joint Secretary/Director General policy dialogue as
well as encouraging new institutional mechanisms between think tanks on both
sides. There is also a provision for a conference on contemporary issues of
regional and global significance
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MoU
between Foreign Service Institute, MEA and the School of International
Relations, Iran’s MoFA
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This
MoU is intended to enhance cooperation between the two parties for training
of diplomats and exchange of eminent speakers
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Implementation
Protocol between Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of S&T
and Iran’s Ministry of Science, Research and Technology on Cooperation in the
Fields of Science and Technology
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The
IP fleshes out the specific cooperation between the two sides pursuant to the
2003 MoU and covers areas like exchange of experiences, seminars, conferences
etc.
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MoU
between Indian Council for Cultural Relations and Islamic Culture and
Relations Organizations of the IR Iran
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The
MoU provides for institutional mechanisms for cooperation between ICCR and
ICRO and lays down the modalities for the cooperation
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Bilateral
contract on Chabahar Port for port development and operations between IPGPL
India Ports Global Private Limited] and Arya Banader of Iran
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The
contract envisages development and operation for 10 years of two terminals
and 5 berths with cargo handling [multipurpose and general] capacities.
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MoU
between EXIM Bank and Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization [PMO] on current
specific terms for the Chabahar Port project
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This
MoU is intended for the purpose of credit of USD 150 million for Chabahar
port.
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Confirmation
Statement between EXIM Bank and Central Bank of Iran
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This
confirms the availability of credit up to INR 3000 crore for the import of
steel rails and implementation of Chabahar port.
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MoU
between ECGC [Export Credit Guarantee Corporation] Limited of India and the
Export Guarantee Fund of Iran (EGFI)
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The
MoU seeks to establish a framework of cooperation between ECGC and EGFI in
supporting and encouraging foreign trade and foreign investment between India
and Iran and, where appropriate, the supply of goods and services from their
respective countries as part of a project to a third country.
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MoU
between National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) and the Iranian Mines and
Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO)
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The
objective is for the two parties to jointly explore the possibility of
manufacturing aluminium metal by setting up of a smelter on joint venture
basis in Iran and/or entering into tolling arrangements with smelters in Iran
or any other form of business collaboration including sale of alumina etc.
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MoU
between IRCON and Construction, Development of Transport and Infrastructure
Company (CDTIC) of Iran
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MoU
will enable IRCON to provide requisite services for the construction of
Chabahar-Zahedan railway line which forms part of transit and transportation
corridor in trilateral agreement between India, Iran and Afghanistan.
Services to be provided by IRCON include all superstructure work and
financing the project (around USD 1.6 billion).
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MoU
for cooperation between the National Archives of India and the National
Library and Archives Organisation of the Islamic Republic of Iran
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The
aim to for facilitation of exchange of information and knowledge in the field
of archival matters through exchange of manuals, guidelines, rules,
publications and other special literature on archival topics.
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About Chabahar Port
Development
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Chabahar
is a port located in south-east Iran that enables India to bypass Pakistan
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Create
a route to land-locked Afghanistan from Chabahar where road network available
to Zaranj in Afghanistan
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The
Zaranj-Delaram road constructed by India in 2009 can give access to
Afghanistan’s Garland Highway, setting up road access to four major cities in
Afghanistan — Herat, Kandahar, Kabul and Mazar-e-Sharif
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India
is doubling oil imports from Iran as well as develop a gas field
India, Iran,
Afghanistan trilateral transit pact
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Iranian
President Mr. Hassan Rouhani, Afghan President Mr. Ashraf Ghani and Indian Prime
Minister Mr. Narendra Modi inked a three-way transit agreement on Iran’s
southern port of Chabahar.
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Hassles
Free Transports of Goods between India and Pakistan through the Chabahar Port
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To
have connectivity to accelerate Economic Growth
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Reducing
the Cargo rate
To expand cooperation
between the three countries in several areas including IT and Education
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