COAS seeks Iran’s anti-terror efforts along border | Islamabad, Tehran agree to form JWGs to strengthen bilateral ties
ISLAMABAD
Prime Minister Imran Khan has emphasised on early completion and operationalisation of border sustenance markets for economic uplift of people living on both sides of Pakistan-Iran border.
Talking to Iranian Interior Minister Dr Ahmad Vahidi on Monday, the prime minister emphasised the importance of close bilateral collaboration to boost trade and regional connectivity.
He expressed satisfaction over positive momentum in brotherly relations between Pakistan and Iran and said that vast potential exists for enhanced collaboration in diverse fields.
Underscoring that the Pakistan-Iran border is a border of peace and friendship, the prime minister underlined the importance of joint cooperation to address security issues. He thanked the Iranian government and the supreme leader for steadfast support for the just resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute.
The prime minister expressed satisfaction over convergence of views regarding a peaceful and stable Afghanistan and underscored the importance of close coordination between the two countries.
He stressed the need for urgent actions by the international community to prevent humanitarian crisis and economic meltdown in Afghanistan and measures to enhance practical engagement, strengthen stability, and counter terrorism.
The Iranian interior minister conveyed cordial greetings of Iranian leadership to the prime minister and reaffirmed Iran’s desire to strengthen bilateral relations in all aspects.
Meanwhile, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has stressed upon the need to put in collective efforts to deny any space or liberty of action to be exploited by miscreants along the Pakistan-Iran border.
The army chief said this while talking to Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi who along with a delegation visited GHQ, said the ISPR in a statement on Monday.
