Summary PM Abbasi reaffirmed Pakistan’s desire to enhance mutually beneficial economic cooperation with Iran
ISLAMABAD (Dunya news) - Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said that Pakistan and Iran should work together and make their utmost efforts for enhancing the bilateral trade.
In a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Dr. Javad Zarif, who called on him on Monday, the prime minister reaffirmed Pakistan’s desire to enhance mutually beneficial economic cooperation with Iran including bilateral trade, investments and commercial interaction.
During the meeting, both sides discussed efforts for strengthening of bilateral relations and issues related to peace and security in the region.
Prime Minister Abbasi emphasized the need to deepen connectivity to harness benefits from regional economic integration. He expressed his commitment to work to resolve the issues in implementation of Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline Project including the financing of pipeline infrastructure and the scope of snap back clause.
He also thanked the Iranian leadership for their steadfast support to the principled struggle of Kashmiris.
The Iranian foreign minister appreciated the increasing high level interaction between the two countries. He said the mutual efforts of the two countries had resulted into enhanced economic and people-to-people interaction, which should be further strengthened.
Dr. Zarif also appreciated Pakistan’s efforts for strengthening border management to prevent illegal cross border activities.
