Following the plans of the second day of his trip to New York, Ebrahim Raisi met with the Prime Minister of Pakistan Anwar ul Haq Kakar, which was held at the hotel where the delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran is staying.
President Raisi described the level of relations between the two countries insufficient considering the existing capacities and emphasised the necessity of efforts of Iranian and Pakistani officials to speed up the removal of existing obstacles in the path of development of relations between the two countries by using innovative plans and methods.
In this meeting, the President also stated that international developments do not have any effect on the good relations between Iran and Pakistan, and mentioned the common border between the two countries as an opportunity and said, “From Iran’s point of view, the border with the neighbouring country of Pakistan is an opportunity to develop trade exchanges”.
Anwar ul Haq Kakar, for his part, expressed regret for the low volume of trade relations between the two countries, despite the existence of huge capacities in Iran and Pakistan, and his country’s determination to raise the level of cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran by developing trade exchanges and creating new means of transportation.
Referring to the special position of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Pakistan’s foreign policy, the Prime Minister of Pakistan emphasised the necessity of maintaining the security of the borders of the two countries and said, “Iranian people should feel safe and comfortable in their neighbourhood with Pakistan”.
In this meeting, the two sides also discussed ways to increase cooperation on energy transmission in the region.
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