BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 31. Iran supports strengthening and developing bilateral relations with Pakistan across various fields.
According to the information service of the Iranian President’s Office, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a meeting on the sidelines of the summit of the heads of state of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and SCO Plus member states in Kyrgyzstan.
The meeting focused on the cooperation process between Tehran and Islamabad as well as recent developments, the statement said.
The two sides emphasized the importance of using existing potential to further develop relations between the two countries.
The leaders also exchanged views on ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation.
During the meeting, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian
expressed satisfaction with the development of relations between
the two countries.
Welcoming the active and constructive role played by the Pakistani
government in the negotiations between Iran and the United States,
which led to the signing of the Islamabad Memorandum of
Understanding, the Iranian president stated that Iran is ready to
implement the agreement reached thanks to the efforts of the
friendly and brotherly Pakistani government, provided that the
other party also fulfills its obligations.
“Iran believes that peace and security must be restored throughout the region. Iran is capable of resolving its internal problems and misunderstandings. Iranians can resolve issues through cooperation and dialogue without any interference from foreigners,” he noted.
Pezeshkian praised the joint initiative by Pakistan, Saudi
Arabia, and Türkiye under the Mecca Pact as a step toward
strengthening unity in the Muslim world and expressed hope that
other countries in the region and Muslim nations would join this
process. This will allow them to develop cooperation not only in
the defense sphere, but also in the political, economic, and
cultural spheres.
At the meeting, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also noted
that the strengthening of cooperation and coordination between Iran
and Pakistan in recent months has yielded very good results.
Sharif emphasized that the current instability has created problems
and concerns not only for the region’s citizens but also for
millions of people around the world. Countries in the region must
continue to cooperate to put an end to this situation.
The Prime Minister of Pakistan noted that the Mecca Pact is
defensive in nature and is not directed against any country.
