External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today made a stopover at Tehran on her way back from Russia, and held a luncheon meeting with her Iranian counterpart Javed Zarif during which issues of mutual interests were discussed. Swaraj was returning from the Russian city of Sochi where she attended the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). <br/><br/>External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted. The two ministers are understood to have reviewed the implementation of the Chabahar port project in which India is a key partner. Over a month ago, India had sent its first consignment of wheat to Afghanistan by sea through the Chabahar port in Iran, which was seen as a landmark move to operationalise a new strategic transit route among the three countries bypassing Pakistan.<br/><br/>Besides bilateral issues, Swaraj and Zarif are understood to have deliberated on regional situation and political developments in the Gulf region.<br/>On her stopover, MEA officials said it was a technical stopover and not an unscheduled one.<br/>