Bilawal for tapping vast scope in Pak-Iran trade

Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari emphasised on Thursday that Pakistan and Iran should tap the existing vast scope in bilateral trade and economic cooperation through various institutional mechanisms and innovative ways to identify new sectors.

The foreign minister, in a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Dr Hossein Amir Abdollahian, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, reaffirmed Pakistan’s desire to strengthen the bilateral ties in all areas of mutual interest.

Bilawal underscored the importance of the earliest completion of border markets to improve livelihood in the border region. He appreciated Iran’s steadfast support for the Kashmir cause, especially at the Supreme Leader level.

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Bilawal also thanked Abdollahian for sending an Iranian aircraft to Pakistan, which helped extinguish the forest fire in Balochistan. Bilawal noted that as neighbours, Pakistan and Iran had been closely coordinating on the situation in Afghanistan.

The foreign minister stressed the need for sustained engagement between the international community and the Interim Afghan government which, he said, was critical to advance shared objectives of peace and stability in Afghanistan.