India, Iran back Palestinian bid for UN membership
India and Iran backed Palestinian bid for UN membership during a meeting between Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in New York on Friday, reported local media Saturday.
The reports quoted Indian Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai as saying besides bilateral ties, the two leaders "reiterated their support for the Palestinian attempt to seek membership of UN."
The meeting was held on the sidelines of the 66th session of UN General Assembly, which Singh and Admadinejad were attending.
Singh also accepted in principle Ahmadinejad's renewed invitation to visit Iran. The dates of prime minister's visit are to be worked out, but Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) speaker Meira Kumar will be visiting Iran shortly, the reports said.
The two leaders also discussed a whole series of economic projects between the two countries, including potential cooperation in the field of hydrocarbons, said the reports.
India is a major importer of petrol and gas products as the country's economy is growing at about 8 percent annually.
But a plan to build an oil pipeline from Iran to India through Pakistan has been in suspense.
English.news.cn 2011-09-24 12:43:36 FeedbackPrintRSS
NEW DELHI, Sept. 24 (Xinhua)
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