"Our dosti is as old as history," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today after India inked key pacts with Iran, including that on development of the strategically important Chabahar port.

Chabahar can become a very big symbol of co-operation between Iran and India," Iranian President Hassan Rouhani pointed out while addressing a joint press conference with Modi in Tehran.

The importance of Modi's Iran visit can be gauged from the fact that he is the first Indian PM to visit the Shia country in 15 years.

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