Iran’s President Ebrahim Raeisi and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have exchanged views on ways to strengthen cooperation between the two neighboring countries, especially in commercial, economic and border fields.
During a meeting in the Mand-Pishin border crossing on Thursday, the two sides stressed the need to keep up the exchange of high-level delegations between Tehran and Islamabad as well as mutual efforts to increase the volume of bilateral trade.
The meeting came after Raeisi and Sharif jointly inaugurated a major border sustenance marketplace and an electricity transmission line.
Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs hailed the joint inauguration as “a manifestation of the strong commitment of Pakistan and Iran to uplift welfare of residents of the neighboring provinces of Balochistan and Sistan and Baluchestan, respectively.”
In a statement released on Wednesday, it said that the Mand-Pishin marketplace would be one of the six border markets to be constructed along its border with Iran, and will provide a thriving platform for cross-border trade and new avenues of opportunity for local businesses.
The ministry also noted that the Polan-Gabd Electricity Transmission Line will play a pivotal role in meeting the energy needs of the region by bringing in additional 100 MW electricity from Iran.
