TEHRAN: Pakistan-Iran talks focused on expanding bilateral cooperation on Monday as Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and his counterpart, Eskandar Momeni, in Tehran.
Naqvi told Pezeshkian that Pakistan wanted to deepen cooperation in trade, the economy, tourism, politics, culture and science, according to Iranian state media cited by Pakistani outlets.
Earlier, Naqvi and Momeni discussed bilateral relations, regional developments and cooperation between their interior ministries. Pakistan’s Interior Ministry said the two sides also reviewed progress on existing areas of coordination.
Momeni thanked Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defence Forces and Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir for Pakistan’s efforts toward regional peace and stability. Naqvi said bilateral ties would continue to strengthen.
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The visit took place amid wider regional tensions and renewed speculation about Pakistan’s mediation role between Iran and the United States.
However, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said before the trip that it would focus on bilateral relations and previous understandings rather than carrying any specific mediation message.
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Pakistan has previously facilitated diplomacy between Tehran and Washington, but neither government publicly announced a new U.S.-Iran initiative arising from Naqvi’s September 21 meetings.
