Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi is due to pay a visit to Pakistan next week in a bid to take part in an upcoming meeting of the two countries' joint economic cooperation commission, an Iranian diplomat announced on Tuesday.
Speaking to FNA, Tehran's Ambassador to Islamabad Mashallah Shakeri said that Salehi will be in the Pakistani capital city on September 7-8 to attend the 18th meeting of Iran-Pakistan joint economic cooperation commission.
Shakeri said that the two sides are scheduled to discuss mutual cooperation in the oil, gas and power sectors as well as joint venture projects and activities of their joint investment companies during the commission meeting.
Iran and Pakistan have been enjoying cordial and brotherly ties for a long time, and analysts believe that the strong bilateral relations between Iran and Pakistan are vital for the stability of the region.
Earlier in July, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari in Tehran underscored the necessity for the expansion of cooperation between the two neighbors in all arenas, specially in agricultural, industrial and energy fields.