TEHRAN: *Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi held importantmeeting with Iranian President Hasan Rouhani.*
As part of Pakistan’s diplomatic efforts to diffuse tensions in the MiddleEast, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi met with Iranian PresidentHassan Rouhani in Tehran on Sunday.
Matters of mutual interest, bilateral ties, current situation in the MiddleEast, regional security and other issues were came under discussion in theimportant meeting.
Offering Islamabad’s help for defusing tensions prevailing in the PersianGulf, FM Qureshi said that Pakistan is committed to play constructive rolefor peace in the region.
He told the Iranian president that Pakistan will not be part of any movethat disrupt peace in the region. The foreign minister maintained that thecountry’s soil will not be used against any other state.
Speaking on the occasion, the foreign minister underlined the importance ofresolution of all outstanding issues through dialogue and peaceful means.
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FM Qureshi thanked the Iranian president for raising voice against theIndian atrocities in occupied Kashmir. He said that Pakistan attacked greatimportance to its ties with Iran.
Earlier in the day, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi had arrived inTehran as part of Pakistan’s diplomatic efforts to calm tensions in theMiddle East.
He had been warmly received at Mehrabad Airport by Director General ofIranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Seyed Rasoul Mousavi, Charge d’Affaires of Pakistan embassy in Tehran Syed Fawad Bashir and otherofficials.
