Pakistan-Iran officials meet at border, vow to sort out differences
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QUETTA: Pakistan and Iranian authorities have decided to bilaterally resolve the border differences and disputes which have recently deteriorated the Pakistan-Iran relations.
Pakistani and Irani officials met at the border town of Taftan on Friday morning to step up bilateral cooperation against the threat of terror attacks and ensure legal movement along the shared 900-kilometer-long border.
The officials resolved to carry out an inspection of the site where a recent border clashes between armed militants and Iranian military personnel resulted in the deaths of 10 Iranian soldiers, a security official said.
Deputy Commissioner Chaghi, Shahak Baloch led the Pakistani delegation, while the Iranian delegation was led by Colonel Najaf Safri.
The meeting, which continued for almost six hours resulted in an agreement between the two delegations to continue contact and ensure better coordination to avert any untoward incident in the future.
