Pakistan A Major State in Iran’s Foreign Policy: FM
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Foreign Minister of Iran Hossein Amirabdollahian described Pakistan as one of the most important rings in the chain of the Iranian administration’s neighbor-oriented policy.
In a meeting with Foreign Secretary of Pakistan Asad Majeed Khan, held in Tehran on Saturday, Amirabdollahian said Iran sees no limits in developing its ties with Pakistan.
Appraising the current status of the bilateral relations as favorable and oriented towards further development, the Iranian foreign minister commended the standing level of Iran's bilateral and international cooperation with Pakistan.
He also pointed to the history of the countries' ties, saying the relations boasted many instances of commonality. He urged both countries to exploit all available capacities towards further enrichment of the relations.
Amirabdollahian referred to a recent meeting between Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Pakistan's Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, during which the officials inaugurated two important border projects, saying Pakistan functioned as an important link in Iran's political dealings with its neighbors.
For his part, the Pakistani official conveyed Sharif's regards to Amirabdollahian, providing the latter with a report on the contents of the latest round of political consultations between the countries, Press TV reported.
Khan considered the consultations to be of strategic importance to the further development of the countries' relations, laying emphasis on the importance of additional expansion of the ties.
Over the recent years, Tehran and Islamabad have been working towards enhancing their relations, especially their bilateral economic ties and their mutual efforts at combating terrorism in the areas that straddle the common border.
