India to Facilitate Life-Saving Medicine Supplies to Iran Amid Flight Disruptions

By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday said that India continues to facilitate the transport of life-saving medicines to Iran as a humanitarian gesture, even as the ongoing conflict in West Asia has disrupted flight connectivity between the two countries.

MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India remains in communication with the authorities in Iran to ensure required life-saving medicines reach the country.

Jaiswal said “We continue to facilitate transport of life-saving medicines to Iran. As you are aware, the ongoing conflict in the region has posed new challenges to the flight connectivity between our two countries. We continue to be in communication with our Iranian counterparts to facilitate the transportation of life-saving medicines as a humanitarian gesture,”

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met Iran’s First Vice President, Mohammad Reza Aref, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Heads of Government meeting in Dushanbe.

Rajnath Singh wrote, “Pleasure to meet H.E. Mr Mohammad Reza Aref, First Vice President of Iran on the sidelines of the SCO Heads of Government meeting in Dushanbe,” as he shared a picture with him on social media.

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval earlier this month had raised the issue of safety and security of Indian seafarers and tankers during his telephonic conversation with Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, Mohsen Rezaei.