spokesman Report

Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari has underlined the need for promoting barter trade and economic relations with Iran for the mutual benefit of the two brotherly countries. He said that both countries had great scope for expanding bilateral economic cooperation in diverse fields. The President expressed these views while talking to Iran’s Ambassador to Pakistan, Dr Reza Amiri Moghadam, who called on him, at Aiwan-e-Sadr, today.

Talking to the Ambassador, the President expressed his commitment to further strengthen bilateral relations between the two brotherly countries. He called for working together to overcome the common challenges faced by both sides.

The Iranian Ambassador congratulated the President on assuming the office. He said that both Iran and Pakistan enjoyed historical, religious and cultural ties, which were becoming stronger with time. He emphasised the need for increasing the bilateral trade volume, banking cooperation, and air and business linkages between the two countries. The Ambassador further stated that Pakistan could benefit from the Chahbahar-Zahedan railroad for trade with Central Asia, Europe and Turkiye. He expressed the hope that Pak-Iran relations would receive fresh impetus under the leadership of President Asif Ali Zardari. He also conveyed warm regards from the Iranian President, Dr Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, for the President of Pakistan.