Iranian FM Zarif discusses bilateral relations with PM Imran, Qureshi
Iranian foreign minister is in Islamabad for second visit during PTI government
October 31, 2018
ISLAMABAD: Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif Khonsari met with Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday.
A tweet by the Government of Pakistan stated that the Iranian foreign minister was visiting Pakistan to discuss relations between the two countries and matters of mutual interest.
Earlier, Zarif called on his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi. "FM Qureshi welcomed Zarif at MOFA today. Detailed discussions on all issues of mutual interest including ways to enhance cooperation took place," FO spokesperson Mohammad Faisal tweeted.
"Talks between Iran and Pakistan took place on all issues of mutual interest," he added.
A press release by the Minister to Foreign Affairs stated: “While expressing satisfaction over cooperation with regard to the Pakistan-Iran border, it was agreed to continue close consultations through the established multipronged mechanism between the two countries. Foreign Minister Qureshi underlined that the Pakistan-Iran border was a border of peace and Pakistan will spare no effort to keep it this way.”
Zarif landed in Islamabad this morning for what marks his second visit during the newly-elected Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's government.
The Iranian foreign minister is also expected to meet PM Imran during his visit.
The Iranian diplomat previously travelled to Pakistan on August 31 when he and Khan had discussed matters related to bilateral relations and regional security.
The Pakistani premier, at that time, had said the two countries enjoy historical and religious ties and that the people of both nations needed to extend cooperation in different fields.
Zarif had also met Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Jawed Bajwa at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi where, according to the military's media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the two talked regional security and matters of mutual interest.
The Iranian foreign minister had appreciated Pakistan’s contributions to the prevention of regional conflict. Islamabad took sincere steps towards peace and stability in South Asia, Zarif had said.
During his meeting with Qureshi, the two ministers, as per the Foreign Office (FO), had discussed the ways to enhance cooperation and strengthen relations between the two states.
