FM Amirabdollahian’s Instagram report on his visit to Pakistan

This trip was made with the aim of speeding up the process of implementing past agreements, focusing on economic and trade cooperation, planning for future development, following up on cooperation agreements and discussing the joint political and security concerns of both countries within the framework of the policy of expanding the neighborliness policy.

 

At the end of my trip to the brotherly and friendly country of Pakistan, I am back in Tehran

This trip was made with the aim of speeding up the process of implementing past agreements, focusing on economic and trade cooperation, planning for future development, following up on cooperation agreements and discussing the joint political and security concerns of both countries within the framework of the policy of expanding the neighborliness policy.

In the first ceremony and before the beginning of the talks with my brother Mr. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, we planted a sapling as a sign of friendship between the two countries and we prayed to God for the success and dignity of the nations of Iran and Pakistan.

Although the volume of bilateral trade has grown well over the past 20 months, it is not satisfactory, and our next step is to increase it to five billion euros. Therefore, to increase and expand cooperation, at the end of the meeting between the high-ranking economic delegations of Iran and Pakistan, presided over by Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mr.  Safari, we signed the document of the five-year strategic plan for trade cooperation between Iran and Pakistan together with the Pakistani foreign minister.

I also had a valuable meeting with Mr. Shahbaz Sharif, Pakistan’s Prime Minister. In that meeting, while receiving an official invitation for President Raisi from the Pakistani government, we discussed the meetings between the official delegations of the two countries over political, economic, trade, tourism and border issues.

Also, in Islamabad, I had fruitful meetings with the speakers of Pakistan’s national assembly and senate and the top commander of the Pakistani army. On Friday, I laid a wreath on the grave of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, while respecting the Late Founder of Pakistan. 

During the day, I also witnessed the signing of the economic and trade cooperation agreements between the Iranian Chamber of Commerce and  Karachi’s Chamber of Commerce while addressing the conference on economic and investment opportunities between Iran and Pakistan.

During our stay in Karachi, at the initiative of the chief minister of Sindh Province and in the presence of the mayor, ministers and senior officials of the Pakistani province, we unveiled the commemorative plaque of a newly built boulevard named after Imam Khomeini.

In the end, I held a meeting with my Pakistani counterpart to review the outcomes of my visit to Pakistan.