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PM Modi Meets Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian on the Sidelines of SCO Summit in Kyrgyzstan
The leaders discussed de-escalation, regional stability and protection of Indian nationals as US and Iran traded strikes hours earlier.
- On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit.
- Escalating tensions between Iran and the United States have persisted since the February assassination of former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, marking the leaders' first in-person meeting since the conflict began.
- Military exchanges intensified hours before the meeting: the United States targeted Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island, while Iran retaliated against American bases in the United Arab Emirates and Jordan.
- Modi reiterated India's commitment to peace, underlining the need for 'safeguarding freedom of navigation and commerce,' while thanking Pezeshkian for ensuring the safety of Indian nationals in Iran.
- The 10-member SCO is marking 25 years of the organization, with Modi expected to hold further bilateral meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov.
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Modi, Pezeshkian meet on SCO sidelines; India calls for dialogue, safe navigation - The Tribune
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit here, in their first meeting since the outbreak of the ongoing West Asia conflict, with India calling for dialogue and diplomacy to resolve regional disputes and stressing the need to keep navigation and commerce routes open.
·Chandigarh, India
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(Hanoi=Yonhap News) Correspondent Park Jin-hyung = Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Iranian President Masoud Pejeshiyan held their first face-to-face meeting since the outbreak of the Iran-Iran war.
·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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