Pakistan, Iran Agrees To Collectively Improve Regional Security Architecture
December 5, 2020 Melange Mag News Update 0
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Iranian foreign minister Jawad Zarif on Wednesday discussed multilateral issues including management of common borders and the strategy to control coronavirus.
The two sides exchanged views on providing better facilities to cross-border visitors to promote people-to-people ties.
FM Qureshi said Pakistan and Iran enjoyed historic and brotherly relations and stressed expanding bilateral cooperation in areas of trade, commerce and security. He said restoration of peace in Afghanistan was vital for stability in the region and mentioned that it was time for the Afghan stakeholders not to miss the opportunity of sustainable peace. On behalf of Pakistani nation, he paid tribute to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for supporting the just cause of Kashmiris for their right to self-determination.
The two sides expressed resolve to continue efforts for ensuring peace and stability in Afghanistan.
Both foreign ministers expressed concern over the rising trend of Islamophobia in certain European countries, stressing that blasphemy was not acceptable in the garb of freedom of expression.
Gen Bajwa, Iranian FM also discuss Afghan peace process among other matters of mutual interest. During a meeting held with Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif at the army's General Headquarters, the army chief and the foreign minister discussed matters of mutual interest, including Afghan reconciliation process and Pakistan-Iran border management and border markets.
The army chief told the Iranian FM that enhanced Pak-Iran cooperation will have a positive impact on regional peace and stability, as per a statement released by the Inter-Service Public Relations.
The Iranian diplomat appreciated Pakistan's positive role for regional stability, especially the Afghan peace process, and pledged to keep working for better relations between the two brotherly countries.
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