ISLAMABAD – President Dr. Arif Alvi has said Pakistan greatly values Iran’sconsistent support to it on various regional issues.
He was talking to outgoing Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan Mehdi Honardoostwho paid a farewell call on him in Islamabad on Friday.
The President said Pakistan is grateful to Iranian Supreme leader AyatullahAli Khamenei’s strong support for the just struggle of the Kashmiri people.
He said the unilateral and illegal actions taken by the fascist Indiangovernment, violating the human rights of the people of Kashmir, are acontinuation of BJP’s hostile and restrictive attitude towards all itsminorities.
The President said Pakistan would continue its support for humans rights ofall communities around the world and in this regard the initiative ofEnglish TV channel by Pakistan, Turkey, and Malaysia would go a long waytowards countering Islamophobia.
The President said Pakistan and Iran had close bilateral relations based onreligion, culture, people-to-people contacts and commonality of interests.
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He highlighted that close cooperative relations with all neighbouringcountries including Iran was a key foreign policy priority of Pakistan.
The Ambassador emphasized that Pakistan and Iran were brotherly countriesand regional peace and stability was their high priority.
The President appreciated the services of the outgoing Iranian Ambassadorin furthering the bilateral relations between the two countries during histenure in Pakistan.
