Islamabad, April 08: Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari has called for stronger ties with Iran, stressing the significance of enhanced regional relations at the current juncture.
Islamabad believes the Islamic Republic of Iran has a “significant position in the region and the world, and thus, calls for the expansion of all-out ties with Tehran,” the Pakistani president said in a meeting with Iranian Ambassador to Islamabad Masha’allah Shakeri, quoted by IRNA on Thursday.
Zardari said that Iran and Pakistan have numerous capacities in the fields of energy, electricity, and railway and can use such potentials to further expand economic ties.
He described Iran and Pakistan as two powerful members of the Muslim world and reiterated that cooperation and convergence in the region can serve the interests of Islamic countries.
“The region needs peace and stability, and Islamabad will also make efforts to bring about calm and security,” Zardari stated.
The Iranian envoy in Islamabad also expounded on Zardari’s remarks and urged deeper relations with Pakistan.
Shakeri, for his part, expressed Iran’s readiness to draw on its capabilities in order to promote peace and stability in the region.
He also emphasized on the importance of expanding regional ties in the path to bringing prosperity and security to countries of the region.
——–Agencies