Iran's FM Javad Zarif calls on PM Imran

ISLAMABAD: Iran’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Javad Zarif called on Prime Minister Imran Khan today and conveyed a message of President Hassan Rouhani.

According to a statement released from the PM office, Iran’s FM Javad Zarif conveyed personal greetings and commitment of President Rouhani to work closely with Prime Minister Imran Khan for further strengthening bilateral cooperation between the two countries.

Reciprocating President Rouhani’s message, Prime Minister Imran Khan reiterated his desire to further strengthen political and economic relations with Iran.

He said that improving relations with all neighbouring countries was one of his government’s key foreign policy priorities.

PM Imran expressed his concern at the absence of unity and continued conflicts among Muslim countries. He lamented the humanitarian crisis facing the people of Yemen and offered his personal mediation to help resolve the crisis in Yemen. He conveyed his best wishes for the leadership and the people of Iran.

Earlier in the day, Javad Zarif called on his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi in federal capital at the foreign office.

A press release by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated: “While expressing satisfaction over cooperation with regard to the Pakistan-Iran border, it was agreed to continue close consultations through the established multipronged mechanism between the two countries. Foreign Minister Qureshi underlined that the Pakistan-Iran border was a border of peace and Pakistan will spare no effort to keep it this way.”