Key Takeaways
- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has welcomed further improvement of relations and exchanges between Iran and Pakistan.
- The two countries rely on deep historical and cultural bonds to strengthen their ties.
- Iran and Pakistan are committed to improving bilateral, regional, and international interactions to safeguard common interests.
Tehran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi welcomed further improvement of relations and exchanges between his country and Pakistan, said a statement published on the Iranian presidency’s website on Tuesday.
Raisi made the remarks in a phone call with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif late Monday congratulating him on his election as Pakistan’s prime minister for a second term.
Iran and Pakistan’s deep historical and cultural bonds serve as the foundation of their relationship, with Raisi emphasizing the importance of improving bilateral, regional, and international interactions between the two countries.
Sharif, for his part, thanked Raisi for extending congratulations, saying he hoped that bilateral relations would further improve in light of the determination of the two countries’ leaders as well as joint efforts by their governments’ officials.
He expressed confidence that the two countries, relying on the deep bonds of friendship between their peoples, could take effective steps to use their diverse existing capacities to safeguard common interests.
