Published :Wednesday, 18 May, 2016, Time : 12:00 AM View Count : 17
NEW DELHI, May 17 : India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Iran this week, seeking to boost trade with the oil-rich country after international sanctions were lifted this year, it was announced on Tuesday. Iran was India's second largest supplier of crude oil until 2011/12, when sanctions forced New Delhi to reduce its dependence on the Gulf state. The Ministry of External Affairs said Modi would meet President Hassan Rouhani during a two-day visit starting Saturday. ?AFP