Pezeshkian
departed Tehran on August 31 to attend the 26th SCO summit and SCO Plus
meeting, where he'll hold bilateral discussions with Indian Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Pakistani Prime Minister
Shehbaz Sharif, and leaders from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
Their first
in-person Modi-Pezeshkian meeting follows phone calls on regional issues, with
India focusing on energy security, Chabahar port, and safety in the Strait of
Hormuz.