The representative of Iran's Supreme Leader in India, Dr Abdul Majid Hakeem Ilahi, said that the India-Iran relations are "very strong." His remarks came hours after the shooting incident involvingtwo Indian-flagged shipsin the Strait of Hormuz.
"Our relationship with India is very strong... India has benefited from the good relationship between Iran and India in getting their oil and tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz. The Prime Minister of India had very successful conversations with the President of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian, and the EAM had several successful conversations with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran," Ilahi told news agency ANI.
"The relationship between Iran and India is rooted in 5,000 years of history. Iranians are connected to India by culture, civilisation, education, humanity, and philosophy. Our relationship is very strong and will continue to grow stronger," Ilahi added.
Speaking on the incident, he said, "The relationship between Iran and India is very strong, and I don't know anything about this event which you mentioned, and we hope that it will be okay and it will be solved."
Earlier on Saturday, two Indian-flagged vessels came under Iranian military gunfire in the Strait of Hormuz. The vessels were carrying crude oil. They reversed course in the Strait of Hormuz after coming under fire.
India summoned the Iranian envoy and lodged a strong protest against the incident on Saturday. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri conveyed to Iranian ambassador Mohammad Fathali India's "deep concern" at the "shooting incident" involving the two ships in the strategic waterway, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.
Misri noted the "importance that India attached to the safety of merchant shipping and mariners and recalled that Iran had earlier facilitated the safe passage of several ships bound for India," it said.
"Reiterating his concern at this serious incident of firing on merchant ships, the foreign secretary urged the ambassador to convey India's views to the authorities in Iran and resume at the earliest the process of facilitating India-bound ships across the Strait," the MEA said in a statement. It said the Ambassador Fathali "undertook to convey these views to the Iranian authorities."
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