Allowing Iranian Ship to Dock Was Right Thing to Do, Indian Foreign Minister Says

March 9 (Reuters) – ⁠Iran ⁠had sought ⁠India’s permission for ​three of ‌its ships to ‌dock ⁠at ⁠its ports, which was granted ​on March 1, India’s foreign ​minister said on ⁠Monday, adding ⁠that ⁠the government believed ​that it was ​the “right ⁠thing to do”.

One of the ⁠three ships docked at India’s southern port ⁠of Kochi on March 4 and its crew was at Indian naval facilities, Subrahmanyam ⁠Jaishankar told parliament on Monday.

(Reporting by Shilpa Jamkhandikar; ​Editing by ​Jacqueline Wong)

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