Speaker Hails Iran-Pakistan Mutual Cooperation

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani voiced satisfaction with the bilateral relations between Tehran and Islamabad, and described the mutual cooperation between Iran and Pakistan as “exceptional”.

Larijani made the remarks in a meeting with the Chairman of Pakistan’s Senate Nayyar Hussain Bukhari on the sidelines of a meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Economic Cooperation Organization (PAECO) in Islamabad on Tuesday.

“Iran and Pakistan have exceptional relations due to the two countries’ cultural convergence and their good bilateral ties in different fields,” the Iranian parliament speaker said.

“As a matter of fact, Islamic thought has tied us and the two states’ officials should smartly make use of this huge capacity in their decision-makings,” Larijani said.

He pointed to the Iran-Pakistan trade relations, and said, “We have about $700mln trade transactions which can still be promoted due to Pakistan’s potentials.”

The chairman of Pakistan’s Senate, for his part, praised the good track record of mutual cooperation between Tehran and Islamabad, and underlined that his country attaches great importance to the expansion of bilateral ties with Iran.

“Pakistan attaches a great value to the leadership and people of its neighbor, Iran,” Bukhari said.

“The talks have always been going on between Iran and Pakistan and we thank Iran for its trade cooperation and cooperation in economic fields (with us) and we hope that this cooperation will increase,” he added.

Iran and Pakistan have always had very close and intimate relations throughout the history.

The two countries exchange delegations on a regular basis and their leaders are resolved to further accelerate expansion of ties and cooperation between the two neighboring nations.

Earlier this month, Supreme Leader’s Advisor for International Affairs Ali Akbar Velayati underlined that Iran and Pakistan are willing and resolved to further develop and consolidate their bilateral relations regardless of the enemies’ opposition.