Zarif will also hold talks with Nitin Gadkari, who visited Tehran in May when the countries signed an agreement to develop Chabahar port, located on Iran's southeastern coast. The strategically important port would provide India a sea-land access route to Afghanistan bypassing Pakistan.
The visit assumes significance as it will be first trip by a key minister of Iran after it reached the historic pact on its contentious nuclear programme with the Western countries in July. The deal will lead to lifting of sanctions hampering Iranian economy.
During his meeting with Modi in Ufa, Russia, earlier this month on the sidelines of the SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation) Summit, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani had offered India a bigger role in its strategic infrastructure projects including ports, railroads and highways and sought investments to the tune of USD eight billion, Iranian Ambassador here Gholamreza Ansari had told PTI in an interview.
Asserting that Iran has been a "reliable partner", he said India should take advantage of the time before the western countries start making their investments after lifting of sanctions in the next 3-5 months.