Sat Jul 23, 2011 5:41PM GMT
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Iran and Pakistan are two nations that can bring peace, justice and security to region by increasing their level of interaction.
Through cooperation Tehran and Islamabad can meet their demands and take effective steps towards securing their interests as well as the interest of regional nations,
Ahmadinejad said in a Saturday meeting with the new Pakistani envoy Khalid Aziz Babar.
He pointed to various cultural and economic capacities and insisted that both countries should use such untapped potentials to further enhance their ties.
Although the presence and interference of foreign [forces] have sometimes created restrictions and obstacles in the way of increasing the level of cooperation of regional nations, a firm resolve can help remove these obstacles and promote the level of all-out ties, the Iranian president said.
The Pakistani ambassador, for his part, expressed optimism that the expansion of Tehran-Islamabad ties would change regional equations in favor of regional nations.
Pakistan and Afghanistan have been ravaged by insecurity since the so-called US-led war on terror started in 2001, with the official objective of curbing militancy and bringing peace and stability to the region.
Tens of thousands of Afghan civilians have reportedly lost their lives as a result of displacement, starvation, lack of medical treatment, crime and lawlessness stemming from the war.
Thousands of Pakistanis have also been killed since Islamabad joined the US-led campaign and provided its airspace and soil to the foreign troops.
However, after nine years the region remains unstable and militancy has expanded towards Pakistan.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Iran and Pakistan are two nations that can bring peace, justice and security to region by increasing their level of interaction.
Through cooperation Tehran and Islamabad can meet their demands and take effective steps towards securing their interests as well as the interest of regional nations,
Ahmadinejad said in a Saturday meeting with the new Pakistani envoy Khalid Aziz Babar.
He pointed to various cultural and economic capacities and insisted that both countries should use such untapped potentials to further enhance their ties.
Although the presence and interference of foreign [forces] have sometimes created restrictions and obstacles in the way of increasing the level of cooperation of regional nations, a firm resolve can help remove these obstacles and promote the level of all-out ties, the Iranian president said.
The Pakistani ambassador, for his part, expressed optimism that the expansion of Tehran-Islamabad ties would change regional equations in favor of regional nations.
Pakistan and Afghanistan have been ravaged by insecurity since the so-called US-led war on terror started in 2001, with the official objective of curbing militancy and bringing peace and stability to the region.
Tens of thousands of Afghan civilians have reportedly lost their lives as a result of displacement, starvation, lack of medical treatment, crime and lawlessness stemming from the war.
Thousands of Pakistanis have also been killed since Islamabad joined the US-led campaign and provided its airspace and soil to the foreign troops.
However, after nine years the region remains unstable and militancy has expanded towards Pakistan.
