PM Modi meets Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of SCO summit in Kyrgyzstan
Mr. Modi met Mr. Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian in Kyrgyzstan on Monday, marking their first formal encounter since the recent attack by the United States and Israel on Iran. The assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei in late February 2026 preceded this meeting. Prior to Khamenei's funeral on July 3, 2026, Prime Minister Modi had conversed with President Pezeshkian via telephone.
Earlier, on March 21, 2026, Modi had urged Pezeshkian for India's concern about freedom of navigation, specifically in the Strait of Hormuz. Modi is attending the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, held in Kyrgyzstan from August 31 to September 1, at the invitation of President Sadyr Zhaparov. The SCO, founded in 2001 by China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, expanded to include India and Pakistan in 2017, Iran in 2023, and Belarus in 2024.
Besides the meeting with Pezeshkian, Modi is scheduled to hold bilateral discussions with SCO leaders, including Kyrgyz President Zhaparov and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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