TEHRAN: Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has said Iran and Pakistan are partners in promoting regional peace and stability.
The Interior Minister expressed these views during a meeting with Iranian President Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran, according to a statement issued by the Interior Ministry on Wednesday.
Both sides discussed Pakistan-Iran relations and matters of mutual cooperation.
“The Interior Minister briefed the Iranian President on the situation at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border,” it said.
President Pezeshkian offered to play a brotherly role in helping to defuse tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Mohsin Naqvi conveyed Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif’s message of goodwill to President Pezeshkian.
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi stated that “Iran and Pakistan are partners in promoting regional peace and stability.”
President Pezeshkian said that “Iran attaches special importance to its relations with Pakistan and can never forget the boundless support of its brotherly neighbor.”
The Iranian President also expressed satisfaction over the current state of bilateral relations, adding that both countries possess vast potential to enhance cooperation in various fields.
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi held separate meetings with Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Ardeshir Larijani and Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni.
The minister arrived in Tehran on Tuesday on a day-long visit to attend the Economic Cooperation Organisation’s (ECO) Ministerial Conference.
In October, Pakistan and Iran agreed to establish a joint committee to address border trade and logistics challenges between the two nations.
The two countries share a 900-kilometer porous border, which they aim to develop as a channel for enhancing transport and energy cooperation, as part of wider efforts to strengthen regional connectivity and economic integration.
