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ISLAMABAD: Iranian President Mahmood Ahmadinejad said that the border region between Iran and Pakistan should be the most active one for trade and commercial transactions. Ahmadinejad said this in a meeting on Monday in Tehran with Pakistani Senate Chairman Nayyer Hussain Bokhari.
In a press release issued after the meeting, the president said, The geographical borders between Iran and Pakistan are only due to the geo-political divisions notwithstanding the fact that the people of Iran and Pakistan have numerous cultural commonalities emanating from the same source and origin.
He emphasised the need for making use from the existing potentials for cooperation between Iran and Pakistan for meeting the needs of both countries.
Ahmadinejad said that both the countries have common interests and also expressed satisfaction with the new agreements reached between Tehran and Islamabad. He said, In addition to improving political and economic relations, the conditions should be set for facilitating the exchange of visits between the people of Iran and Pakistan because expansion of such ties in addition to establishment and enhancement of economic ties would immensely influence the further proximity between the Iranian and Pakistani nations.
Senate Chairman Nayyer Hussain Bokhari echoed Iranian presidents comments, saying Pakistan and Iran are two brotherly Muslim countries with long-standing historic relations.
Further interactions between Iranian and Pakistani nations could help enhance bilateral relations, Bokhari added. He said, Both Iran and Pakistan have many common stances in many international organisations and institutions, while Iran as a role-player in the Middle East region greatly influences the international and regional issues. Nayyer Bokhari also called for maximum cooperation between Iran and Pakistan for their role in the region.
Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Iranian President Mahmood Ahmadinejad said that the border region between Iran and Pakistan should be the most active one for trade and commercial transactions. Ahmadinejad said this in a meeting on Monday in Tehran with Pakistani Senate Chairman Nayyer Hussain Bokhari.
In a press release issued after the meeting, the president said, The geographical borders between Iran and Pakistan are only due to the geo-political divisions notwithstanding the fact that the people of Iran and Pakistan have numerous cultural commonalities emanating from the same source and origin.
He emphasised the need for making use from the existing potentials for cooperation between Iran and Pakistan for meeting the needs of both countries.
Ahmadinejad said that both the countries have common interests and also expressed satisfaction with the new agreements reached between Tehran and Islamabad. He said, In addition to improving political and economic relations, the conditions should be set for facilitating the exchange of visits between the people of Iran and Pakistan because expansion of such ties in addition to establishment and enhancement of economic ties would immensely influence the further proximity between the Iranian and Pakistani nations.
Senate Chairman Nayyer Hussain Bokhari echoed Iranian presidents comments, saying Pakistan and Iran are two brotherly Muslim countries with long-standing historic relations.
Further interactions between Iranian and Pakistani nations could help enhance bilateral relations, Bokhari added. He said, Both Iran and Pakistan have many common stances in many international organisations and institutions, while Iran as a role-player in the Middle East region greatly influences the international and regional issues. Nayyer Bokhari also called for maximum cooperation between Iran and Pakistan for their role in the region.
Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan
