TEHRAN -- Foreign Minister Hussein Amir-Abdollahian says Iran faces no limits in developing its ties with Pakistan, noting that Islamabad enjoys a special place in Tehran’s foreign policy affairs.
Amir-Abdollahian and Foreign Secretary of Pakistan Asad Majeed Khan reviewed bilateral relations. The Iranian foreign minister urged both countries to exploit all available capacities towards further enrichment of the relations.
He referred to a recent meeting that took place between Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, during which the officials inaugurated two important border projects, saying Pakistan served as an important link in Iran’s political dealings with its neighbors.
For his part, the Pakistani official said con
countries are strategically important. He submitted an invitation from Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto for the Iranian foreign minister to visit Pakistan.
Over the recent years, Tehran and Islamabad have been working towards enhancing their relations, especially economic ties and their mutual efforts at combating terrorism in the areas that straddle the common border.
Pakistan was Iran’s fifth largest export market in the previous Iranian calendar year which ended on March 20), importing non-oil products worth $1.488 billion from Iran.
Iran imported non-oil goods worth $842 million from Pakistan last year, up 170 percent from the previous year.sultations between the two