Pakistan Seeks to Strengthen Defense Cooperation with Iran

Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Defense Production Muhammad Reza Hayat Harraj has expressed his country’s interest in enhancing and expanding defense cooperation with Iran.

Speaking in a meeting with Iran’s Ambassador to Pakistan Reza Amiri Moghaddam in Islamabad on Wednesday, he emphasized that his country attaches great importance to its relations with Iran, The Caspian Post reports, citing Mehr news agency.

During the meeting, the two sides discussed bilateral ties, and issues of the mutual interest, especially cooperation in the defense field.

He pointed out that Iran is a close friend of Pakistan, adding that the cordial relations between the two countries are becoming stronger as time passes.

Pakistan is seriously determined to pursue various solutions to expand relations with Iran.

The Pakistani Ministry of Defense Production in a statement, quoted the statements of envoy as saying, emphasized that Tehran has a serious determination to strengthen economic and regional cooperation with Islamabad.