Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser has said that Pakistan and Iran arebrotherly Islamic countries which have strong mutual ties based uponbrotherhood and Islamic fraternity.

Talking to Iranian Ambassador Syed Muhammad Ali Hussain in Islamabad today,he said enhancing ties between both countries would harness regionaldevelopment and prosperity.

He said that trade activities across the Pakistan-Iran border need specialfocus as it would increase the trade volume between both countriesexponentially.

The Speaker said unity among Muslim countries is imperative to resolve theissues faced by Muslim Ummah across the world and Parliamentary diplomacyand people to people contacts will be an important role among the MuslimUmmah.

The Iranian Ambassador said his country values high ties with Pakistan andis desirable to enhance these ties on the basis of trade and business. Heappreciated the role of Pakistan for bringing regional peace.