PNN – The ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Pakistan considered the efforts to build a consensus for the development of peace and stability in the region in the consideration of the decision makers of the two countries and emphasized: Tehran and Islamabad, by strengthening bilateral and multilateral security cooperation, prevent instability in the region by rivals or common enemies.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network, Reza Amiri Moghadam, while attending the Pakistan Army Command College and Headquarters in the city of Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province, gave a speech on the bilateral relations between Iran and Pakistan in the presence of students of the armed forces of this country.
At first, the Iranian ambassador said: The Islamic Republic of Iran and Pakistan are two neighboring countries with many historical, cultural, religious, linguistic and civilizational commonalities. These two countries, having about a thousand kilometers of common border, have always had friendly relations with each other. Relying on common ties, two countries have privileged relations with peaceful coexistence and have stood by each other in difficult times.
He emphasized: Developing relations with neighbors, especially Pakistan, is one of Iran’s basic and fundamental policies, and as time goes on, this policy has had more practical aspects in various dimensions.
Amiri Moghadam added: In my opinion, what we should focus on today before other fields is the development of economic and trade relations between the two countries by using all capacities and especially exploiting the capacity of the common borders of the two countries.
He continued: Undoubtedly, the activation of the borders of the two countries requires stable security, which is the place to discuss it in the gathering of you who protect the borders and the clean country.
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Amiri Moghadam added: Having unique and abundant capacities and opportunities in between has made the two countries complementary and suppliers of each other’s needs. Due to its privileged geographical position, Iran is the gateway to the Eurasia and Caucasus region, and Pakistan is the gateway to South and Southeast Asia. These two features have distinguished Iran and Pakistan from both other neighboring countries.
He said: Iran and Pakistan can be the center of regional cooperation and link the North-South trade and transit corridors, and with their leading role in connecting Asia and Europe, they can be the reliable founders of the East-West transit corridor.
The Iranian ambassador in Islamabad pointed out that if we look at the two countries with this approach, it is important to develop the transportation infrastructure and strengthen the communication between the two countries, therefore, the development, equipping and standardization of the Islamabad-Zahedan railway, the development of the Mirjaveh-Taftan border, Parishen-Mand and especially Rimdan-Gebd. In the land dimension and the development of shipping and air lines, it should be at the top of the priorities of the two countries.
Amiri Moghadam stressed: On the one hand, Iran and Pakistan must fulfill their determination to play an effective role in the creation of commercial and economic crossings, and on the other hand, by strengthening bilateral and multilateral security cooperation, prevent regional instability by rivals or common enemies. Undoubtedly, efforts to build a consensus for the development of peace and stability in the region should always be considered by the decision makers of the two countries.
The ambassador of Iran in Pakistan also said about the bilateral security cooperation and relentless confrontation of both neighbors against the sinister phenomenon of terrorism: Tehran and Islamabad are determined to eradicate terrorism. The two countries agree that security and economy are two sides of the same coin.
He added: Without security, there will be no sustainable development, and without a dynamic and entrepreneurial economy, there will be no sustainable security. The delegations exchanged at various military-security and intelligence levels and the agreements reached between the parties will lead to the root solution of the insecurities directed by the enemies of the two countries.
In this ceremony, General Rahat Anwar, the head of the Command and Staff College of Quetta, Colonel Mohammad Shahabi, the military attaché of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Pakistan, and Seyed Mehdi Shaighi, the head of the Iranian Consulate General in Quetta, participated.