Pakistan-Iran ties were reaffirmed in Islamabad on Tuesday, as Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met with President Asif Ali Zardari and praised Pakistan’s role in the Iran-US dialogue.
The President’s House said the two leaders discussed regional peace and security, bilateral relations, connectivity, economic cooperation and other issues of mutual interest.
President Zardari welcomed Pezeshkian on his first state visit to Pakistan after the recent conflict and said the visit reflected longstanding brotherly relations between the two countries.
Zardari congratulated Pezeshkian on the signing of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding and expressed hope that technical-level negotiations would lead to permanent regional peace.
The Pakistani president reaffirmed Islamabad’s support for Iran’s peace, stability, national unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Pezeshkian thanked Pakistan for what he called its positive, constructive efforts in support of peace and dialogue amid recent regional tensions.
Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir also called on Pezeshkian, Inter-Services Public Relations said.
ISPR said the two discussed regional developments and peace initiatives, with Pezeshkian appreciating Pakistan’s role in promoting dialogue, de-escalation and regional stability.
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Field Marshal Munir reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to regional peace, while both sides agreed to maintain close consultations on issues of mutual interest.
The Iranian delegation included Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni and Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan Reza Amiri Moghaddam.
Pakistan and Qatar announced earlier that high-level US-Iran talks in Burgenstock, Switzerland, had produced a 60-day roadmap towards a final agreement.
