Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar discussed the situation in Afghanistan during a meeting with his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, on Monday.

During a news conference, they expressed their commitment to sustaining the ongoing dialogue on stability and security of Afghanistan.

The Indian foreign minister stated that he had a brief discussion with his Iranian counterpart about Afghanistan.

Both sides also discussed the expansion of India's transit route to Central Asia and Afghanistan through Chabahar port.

Iran's Foreign Minister, Amir Abdollahian, shared on the X social media platform that during the meeting, they discussed “the expanding bilateral and multilateral relations within the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and BRICS, as well as the status of strategic connections, the progress of the Chabahar port, and the significance of the North-South transit route”.

During the press conference, the Indian Foreign Minister also declared that the Indian government has decided to incorporate Persian as one of the nine classical languages of India in its new educational strategy.