Iran Pakistan discuss regional security, defense cooperation

Ambassador Honardoost acknowledged and appreciated Pakistan Army's contributions for peace and stability in the region and pledged to keep working for better relations between the two brotherly countries, said the statement issued by the military's media wing ISPR.

“Focus of the discussion remained on regional security, Pak-Iran border management, visits and exchanges in defense realm,” it said.

This was the third meeting of the Iranian ambassador with the Army Chief of Pakistan.

The first meeting was held in March soon after the visit by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to Islamabad to attend the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Summit while the second meeting took place in April.

Earlier spokesperson of Pakistan Army Major General Asif Ghafoor had stated that General Qamar Javed Bajwa will visit Iran in coming days to further enhance coordination between the two countries.

The leaders of Iran and Pakistan regularly interact with each other to further improve bilateral ties.

Last month Pakistani Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif visited Iran while President Hassan Rouhani and Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi had an important meeting on the sidelines of the 72nd meeting of the UN General Assembly in New York.

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