‘Pakistan is our friend …’, Iran’s Foreign Minister who reached Islamabad said about India

Iran On Pahalgam Terror Attack: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi called upon India and Pakistan to “restraint” and prevent the situation from deteriorating further. After the Araghchi Pahalgam terror attack, the two countries arrived in Islamabad on a one -day visit to talk with the Pakistani leadership amidst increased tussle in the relationship between the two countries. He is scheduled to visit India on Thursday (May 8).

Pakistan’s Foreign Office said in a statement that Araghchi, in a conversation with his Pakistani counterpart Mohammad Ishaq Dar, discussed the current conditions of South Asia and agreed that complex regional issues could be resolved only through talks.

Meeting President Asif Ali Zardari
Araghchi also met Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari and discussed matters related to bilateral interests along with regional situation. According to the statement issued by the President’s Office, during the meeting with President Zardari, Araghchi called for restraint from both sides to reduce tension in the area. The statement said that Zardari reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to dialogue and diplomacy.

The situation in the region is very important for Iran
According to the news of Iran’s official news channel ‘Press TV’, Araghchi said after reaching Islamabad, “The situation in the region is very important for Iran and we emphasize the importance of reducing stress and call on all sides to restraint and prevent the situation from further deteriorating. We will try to reduce stress in the area.” According to the news of Iran’s news agency ‘Meher News’, Araghchi said, “Both India and Pakistan are the friendly countries of Iran. Of course, Pakistan is our neighboring country with our friendly relations, but we were interested in getting information about our friends’ stance in Pakistan before visiting India.”

Pakistan’s Foreign Office statement
According to Pakistan’s Foreign Office’s statement, Deputy Prime Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar and Iran’s Foreign Minister Araghchi confirmed their commitment to further strengthen the relationship between Pakistan and agreed to increase cooperation in business, energy and contact fields. The statement said, “The two leaders also exchanged views on the emerging situation in South Asia and the US-Iran talks and agreed that complex issues could be resolved only through diplomacy and dialogue.” After talking to Araghchi, Dar told reporters that Pakistan Pahalgam The independent investigation of the attack is maintained on its offer.

Ishaq Dar accused India
According to the news of Radio Pakistan, in the conversation, Dar expressed serious concern from Pakistan over the stress prevailing in South Asia and blamed India’s provocative behavior for this. Dar dismissed the baseless efforts to implicate Pakistan in the case and “Reiterated the call of Islamabad of international, transparent and fair investigation. According to Iran’s Irana news agency report, Prime Minister Sharif told Araghchi that Pakistan is committed to strengthening cooperation with Iran in the direction of peace and stability in the Pakistan region. The Pakistan Defense Minister Khwaji was committed to strengthening cooperation with Iran. Pakistan Defense Minister Khwaji and Foreign Minister during the meeting with the Prime Minister. Dar was also present.