External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar embarked to Tehran on Friday to attend the swearing-in of newly elected Iranian President Ebrahim Raisithe second meeting between the two leaders in a month, and discussed bilateral and regional issues.

Iran and India are the multiple regional powers not included in the “Troika plus” meeting of US-Russia-China and Pak, expected to discuss Afghanistan’s roadmaop on August 11 in Doha, and have both made it clear they only recognise the legitimacy of the Ghani government though Iran has regularly held talks with Taliban delegations as well.

Jaishankar met Raisi, then president-elect, on July 7 during a stopover at the Iranian capital on his way to Russia. ''A warm meeting with President Ebrahim Raisi after his assumption of office. Conveyed the personal greetings of PM @narendramodi,'' Jaishankar tweeted.

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani also attended the ceremony held inside the Iranian Parliament or Majlis, as did Presidents of Iraq, Armenia and Algeria. India was among the dozens of countries that were represented at the ministerial level, amongst 115 officials from 73 countries who had accepted Iran’s invitation to attend, according to figures provided by an Iranian parliamentary spokesperson.

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