ISLAMABAD: Iranian Minister for Defence, Brigadier General Amir HatamiThursday phoned Minister for Defence, Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan anddiscussed with him the increasing unrest in the region.
Both the ministers agreed to hold frequent consultation to assess thesituation, a statement said.
The Iranian minister termed the recent of visit of Chief of Army Staff,General Qamar Javed Bajwa to Tehran as a turning point in defence relationsbetween Pakistan and Iran.
Both the ministers also agreed that recognition of Jerusalem as capital ofIsrael by United States had violated international understanding anddestabilized the Middle East.
Khurram Dastgir said the ‘Ummah’ must unite in order to resist foreignintervention in Islamic countries and take charge of their own security.