Iranian foreign minister and Pakistani minister of state for foreign affairs meet on sidelines of Afghanistan neighbors meeting

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and Pakistani Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ms. Hinna Rabbani held talks over important bilateral, regional and international issues on the sidelines of the Afghanistan Neighbors Conference in Samarkand.

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and Pakistani Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ms. Hinna Rabbani held talks over important bilateral, regional and international issues on the sidelines of the Afghanistan Neighbors Conference in Samarkand.
In the meeting, Amirabdollahian referred to the place of the ties between the two countries in the framework of neighborliness as a foreign policy priority of the Raisi administration, stressing the need for pursuing and implementing agreements signed by Tehran and Islamabad.
He noted, “Fortunately, friendly ties between Iran and Pakistan at the bilateral level is expanding and I hope we will witness further growth in the relations.”
The top Iranian diplomat said close cooperation between Iran and Pakistan paves the way for boosting trilateral relations. He added that Tehran and Islamabad are both affected by the events in Afghanistan and this makes it necessary for them to strengthen commonalities and mutual cooperation. Amirabdollahian expressed pleasure that the Pulan to Godar power transmission line and also the Pishin-Mand border market are nearly operational, describing the implementation of the projects as an indication of the potentials of both sides for further cooperation.
Ms. Hinna Rabbani for her part outlined Pakistan’s views about regional cooperation through neighbors and said it’s a factor in helping with progress, development and growth in countries of the region.
She underlined the need for the Islamic Republic of Iran and Pakistan to use their complementary economic potentials in areas where they can work together, saying her country is determined to achieve this goal.
Border cooperation in various security and commercial areas, expanding trade and economic cooperation, holding the meeting of security and consular committees and following up on agreements reached by the Iran-Pakistan joint economic commission as well as mutual meetings of high-ranking officials were among the most important topics raised in the meeting.