By NNN-KUNA
New Delhi, India : India and Iran would discuss measures to expand their energy ties and the proposed tri-nation gas pipeline during the three-day visit of India’s Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon to Tehran on Saturday.
The two countries will also discuss measures to enhance bilateral commercial and cultural ties, Indian External Affairs Ministry official told reporters here Friday.
Menon would also discuss with the Iranian leadership Tehran’s nuclear standoff with the West, the official added. India has called for a negotiated solution to the issue.
The two countries would discuss steps to expedite the multi-billion dollar Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project during Menon’s visit. They will also discuss other possible areas of energy cooperation besides the pipeline, the official said.