ISTANBUL, Turkey: The Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has proposed that Pakistan, Iran and Turkey should devise a joint course of action against rising intolerance against Islam in the Western World.
In a meeting with his Iranian Counterpart Javad Zarif held on Friday on the sidelines of an Emergency Meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers in Istanbul, Qureshi reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to improve relations with all regional Countries including Iran.
The Iranian foreign minister endorsed the points raised by Shah Mahmood Qureshi against the rising Islamophobia and assured his full cooperation in this regard.
Both foreign ministers agreed to increase Pak-Iran cooperation in multidimensional areas for the promotion of bilateral ties.
The Iranian foreign minister especially thanked the armed forces and government of Pakistan on retrieving four missing Iranian soldiers.
Separately, Shah Mahmood Qureshi also met the Afghan Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani, and told him that from the first day, we are supporter of Afghan owned talks.
The foreign minister said that establishment of peace in Afghanistan is not only important for Afghanistan but also imperative for development of the entire region.
Qureshi said that Pakistan will continue to execute its joint responsibility for maintaining peace and stability in the region including Afghanistan.
The Afghan foreign minister appreciated Pakistan’s endeavors for ensuring peace in Afghanistan.
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