ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shah Mehmood Qureshihas underscored the need for further promotion of bilateral relations withIran.
Qureshi, speaking at a ceremony in Islamabad to mark the first 100-dayperformance of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government said mainimpetus of Pakistan’s foreign policy is to improve relations with all ofour immediate neighbors.
He said the priorities of foreign policy were revised, keeping in view thenational interest of Pakistan.
The minister said the Foreign Ministry has established 73 bilateral and 16multilateral engagements over the past 100 days to improve ties with theneighboring countries.
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The Foreign Minister said Iran is our important neighbor. A peaceful andstable border with the brotherly country is necessary. He said he met withhis Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif twice in efforts to improvethe bilateral ties.
Shah Mehmood Qureshi said improvement in relations with India is veryimportant for regional peace. He said the groundbreaking of KartarpurCorridor is also a step in the direction of creating good relations withthe neighbors.
