India- Iran Joint Commission meeting

New Delhi July 07(ANI): The 16th Session of the Joint Commission between India and Iran will be held in New Delhi on July 8-9, 2010.

The Joint Commission is co-chaired on the Iranian side by Dr. Seyed Shamseddin Hosseini, Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance, Islamic Republic of Iran and on the Indian side by External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna.

India and Iran have been holding discussions at regular intervals on issues relating to economic cooperation under the aegis of the Joint Commission mechanism, which was established in July 1983.

The last session of the Joint Commission was held in Tehran, Iran from October 30-November 2, 2008. (ANI)