Jaishankar speaks to Iran's Foreign Minister Abdollahian, raises release of 17 Indian crew members of MSC Aries

New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke to his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Sunday and took up the release of 17 Indian crew members of the ship, MSC Aries, seized by the Gulf nation.

The two leaders also discussed the current situation in the region and stressed the importance of avoiding escalation.

In a post on X, Jaishankar wrote, "Spoke to Iranian FM @Amirabd