Pakistan army chief reiterates to improve border security with Iran

Army Chief in a meeting with Foreign Minister of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif at army headquarters in Rawalpindi on Wednesday said Pakistan wants to have long-lasting relations with Iran.

The foreign minister was accompanied by Governor of Sistan and Baluchestan Ali Osat Hashmi, Deputy Chief of Iranian Armed Forces Brigadier General Gholam Reza Mehrabi, Iranian Border Guard Commander Brigadier General Qasem Rezaee, Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs Hussein Zulfaqari and Ambassador of Iran to Pakistan Mehdi Honardoust in the meeting.

Army Chief, General Qamar Javed Bajwa assured the Iranian foreign minister that Pakistan will take effective measures to improve security along the border with Iran.

The two sides also agreed to establish a hotline contact between Director Generals of military operations and border commanders of Iran and Pakistan.

Zarif also praised Pakistan's efforts in fight against terrorism.

Earlier, Foreign Minister Javad Zarif had met with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan and Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq.

Foreign Minister along with a high-level delegation arrived in Islamabad today (Wednesday) on a day-long visit to Pakistan to seek better cooperation of Pakistan on recent border incident.

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