New Delhi:  Ahead of his three-day visit Iran President Hassan Rouhani met EAM Sushma Swaraj and hold bilateral talks on mutual interest of both nations.

 EAM talking head Raveesh Kumar said,”A close friend in our extended neighbourhood! EAM @SushmaSwaraj called on President of Iran Dr. Hassan Rouhani. Strengthening cooperation in energy, connectivity, IT, education, culture and people-to-people contact came up for discussion. #DustemanIran,” he tweeted.

The ceremonial reception on Saturday Morning has been accorded to President Rouhani at Rashtrapati Bhavan following a call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind.

Iran President Hassan Rouhani inspected the guard of honor at Rashtrapati Bhawan.He also paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat.

Earlier a day in his address at a congregation of Muslims after performing Friday prayers at the historic Makkah Masjid in Hyderabad Iranian Prez stressed upon the cooperation between India and Iran in a bid to encourage the bilateral ties and also called for unity among Muslims across the world.

Both Iranian and Indian sides would take revaluation of the progress achieved in bilateral ties and also exchange views on regional and international issues of mutual interest.