TEHRAN – Pakistani PM Imran Khan thanked Iranian President Rouhani forspeaking up for the people of occupied Kashmir at the UNGA in New York,where the two leaders also held a meeting on the sidelines.
“I told Prime Minster Imran we welcome any gesture by Pakistan for peace inthe region and appreciate his visit to our country,” said Irnaian PresidentRouhani at a joint press conference with the premier.
Rouhani said that the two leaders had discussed, among other things, thewar in Yemen and the sanctions by the US on Iran. “Regional issues have tobe resolved through regional means and dialogue. We also emphasised thatany goodwill gesture will be responded with a goodwill gesture and goodwords,” said the Iranian president.
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“We also discussed how the nuclear deal could be restored,” Rouhanilink added.
