“Iran-India cooperation on regional issues, including fighting naval terrorism and drugs will increase,” Deputy Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Baqeri told IRNA on Wednesday after the third meeting of Iran-India joint strategic committee held in the Indian capital, New Delhi.

Baqeri described the discussions as “satisfactory” and said the implementation of the decisions made in the meeting would benefit Tehran and New Delhi as well as regional countries.

“Iran and India are two important countries located in a strategic region,” he pointed out, adding that the two countries need to find ways to make the most out of their potentials for regional cooperation.

Baqeri went on to say that during the meeting, the two countries' officials also exchanged views on recent developments in the Middle East and North Africa.

Baqeri headed to India on Thursday on a two-day official visit to attend the joint strategic committee of the two countries and to hold talks with Indian officials, including Shivshankar Menon, India's National Security Adviser to the prime minister.