The United Nations Friday welcomed as \u201cpositive development\u201d that Pakistan and Iran have formally resumed their friendly relations following the recent tensions between the two neighbouring countries. Earlier in Islamabad, Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said the envoys of Pakistan and Iran had arrived at their respective embassies in Islamabad and Tehran \u201cas per understanding between the two countries\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a positive development\u2026 good relations between Iran and Pakistan are important for the stability in the regions,\u201d UN Secretary-General Stephane Dujarric said in response to a question from APP correspondent. The return of the two countries\u2019s envoys to their respective positions will be followed by Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian\u2019s visit to Pakistan on Jan 29. The developments come days after tensions escalated between the neighbours following an Iranian air strike in Pakistan, leading Islamabad to strike terrorist hideouts in the neighbouring country\u2019s Sistan-Baluchestan province.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The United Nations Friday welcomed as \u201cpositive development\u201d that Pakistan and Iran have formally resumed their friendly relations following the recent tensions between the two neighbouring countries. Earlier in Islamabad, Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said the envoys of Pakistan and Iran had arrived at their respective embassies in Islamabad and Tehran \u201cas per […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":356299,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-383409","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n