Why in the news?
- Iran hosted the first India-Iran-Uzbekistan trilateral meeting.
Iran
- Location: West Asia
- Capital: Tehran
- Border Countries: Iraq, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
- Border Sharing Waterbodies: Caspian Sea, Gulf of Oman and Persian Gulf.
- Key Cooperation with India: Chabahar Port , INSTC.
First India-Iran-Uzbekistan Trilateral Meeting
- The meeting focused on enhancing cooperation against extremism and terrorism and promoting the use of Chabahar Port by Uzbekistan for trade with India.
- They also emphasized deeper connectivity via the International North-South Transit Corridor (INSTC).