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Iran`s ambassador to India said US President Donald Trump`s remarks won`t have `any immediate impact on the India-Iran relationship`.
Gholam-Reza Ansari told The Hindu news paper that the US is trying to ensure that India reduces oil imports from Iran. but Trumps policies `would not affect the India-Iran relationship. and the development of the Chabahar port project remained on track`.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Tehran in June 2016. India committed to invest $500 million. including $85 million in developing two container berths and three multi-cargo berths at the Chabahar port. SE of Iran. as well as about $1.6 billion to build the Chabahar-Zahedan railway line. which will facilitate trade to Afghanistan.
Ansari expressed hope that India would join the reconstruction of Syria and Iraq after Daesh fall.
He added. “After Daesh is defeated. rebuilding these countries will not be possible without the cooperation of all countries. and it is an opportunity for both India and Iran to work together.`
Indian Ambassador to Iran Saurabh Kumar had in an earlier interview with The Tehran Times said that the relation between the two countries is independent and is not a “zero-sum game“ with the “Western world“.
