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H.E. Seyyed Mohammad Khatami's visit reflects the importance both our countries attach to the consolidation, expansion and diversification of our bilateral relations. Our bilateral relations have strong historical and cultural roots and there is a specific potential in our common search for equitable globalisation and multi-polar world order. Our discussions today covered a wide range of bilateral, regional and international issues of mutual concern. The New Delhi Declaration and the Road Map to Strategic Cooperation, which we have just signed, indicate our commitment to establish a target-oriented framework to progress mutually identified objectives to our bilateral relations. We agreed that the energy sector would develop into an important area of multi-faceted cooperation. There is a na