PM Modi to leave for Iran on Sunday on two-day visit
A statement by the Ministry of External Affairs said Modi will meet Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. He is also expected to hold bilateral talks with President Hassan Rouhani.
India will sign a commercial contract with Iran to build and run a strategic port of Chabahar on Iran's southern coast. The other areas of discussion will be on energy, trade and connectivity.
During his May 22-23 trip to Tehran, He is also likely to visit the city's only Gurdwara that is functioning since 1940s.
"PM's visit to Iran will seek to build cooperation in regional connectivity and infrastructure, developing energy partnership, facilitating people-to-people interaction in various spheres and promoting peace and stability in the region," the MEA statement said.
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