The Iranian Foreign Minister Mr. Mohammad Javad Zarif along with his delegation called on National Security Adviser Lt. Gen. (Retd) Nasser Khan Janjua this afternoon. Besides bilateral relations, the issue of recent border attack also came under discussion.
NSA offered his deepest condolence on the border incident where several Iranian Guards had been martyred. NSA said that “Pakistan and Iran are strength of each other”. He reiterated that Pakistan sees a great future with Iran and vehemently condemns the terrorist attack and stands united with Iran to curb the menace of terrorism. NSA briefed the Foreign Minister on the security situation along the border and how two sides need to make efforts to harden it against those who are involved in terrorism, smuggling, human and drug trafficking. He reassured the Iranian side to continue to work against those who are hurting the common interests of both the Countries. Pakistan can neither approved nor support any group who can work against Iran, He underscored.
The Foreign Minister said that Pakistan has always been with us through the difficult times. Whenever, we had any problem we counted on Pakistan and we cannot allow our relationship to be ruined by a small group of terrorists. He stressed to reactivate and also establish effective joint mechanisms at local and national levels. He emphasized the need for joint mechanisms and more regular meetings at different levels to resolve mutual irritants. Both sides agreed to practically improve the focus on resolving the issues through border mechanism and enhanced engagements between civil and military leadership in a cooperative framework.
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