Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to further strengthening its close and brotherly ties with Iran, during a meeting with Tehran’s envoy in Islamabad.
Iran’s Ambassador to Pakistan, Reza Amiri Moghadam, called on Dar at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday, according to an official statement. The two sides discussed bilateral relations and matters of mutual interest, reviewing the state of cooperation between the neighbouring countries.
During the meeting, Dar underscored Pakistan’s firm commitment to deepening engagement with Iran and making cooperation between the two countries more effective and result-oriented. He also stressed the importance of dialogue and diplomacy in promoting peace and stability in the region.
Pakistan and Iran share a long border and deep historical, cultural and religious links, and their relationship spans trade, energy, border management and people-to-people exchanges. Both sides have repeatedly described the relationship as brotherly, even as regional tensions have tested the wider neighbourhood.
The meeting comes as Pakistan continues to balance its relationships across the region, with Islamabad keen to keep channels of dialogue open with all its neighbours. Officials in Islamabad have consistently argued that diplomacy, rather than confrontation, offers the only durable route to regional stability.
No detailed announcements emerged from Wednesday’s meeting, which was described as a review of ongoing cooperation and mutual interests. But the public reaffirmation from Pakistan’s deputy prime minister signals that strengthening ties with Iran remains a stated priority for the government, alongside its wider diplomatic engagements in the region.
Dar holds the dual portfolios of deputy prime minister and foreign minister, and his meetings with foreign envoys are closely watched as a signal of the government’s diplomatic priorities. The Foreign Office in Islamabad, where Wednesday’s meeting took place, is the usual venue for such calls, which typically review the full range of the bilateral agenda before any formal announcements are made.
Cooperation between Pakistan and Iran covers a wide sweep of practical issues. Trade and energy links, management of their shared border, security cooperation and exchanges between ordinary citizens have all featured in recent discussions between the two sides, and officials on both sides have spoken of making that cooperation more effective and focused on results.
Wednesday’s reaffirmation fits that pattern: a public restatement of commitment, rather than a new agreement, but one that underlines that the relationship with Iran remains an active part of Pakistan’s foreign policy at a time of heightened tensions across the wider region.
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