Iran Press/Iran News: Pakistan National Assembly secretariat in a statement said the Pakistani Speaker on Saturday telephoned his Iranian counterpart and discussed recent Pakistan-India tensions and situation in Kashmir.
Qaiser referred to Iran as a close friend and neighbour of Pakistan and said: "We in Pakistan look towards Iran in times of difficulty," reported Iran Press.
He condemned Indian approach over Kashmir issue and urged the international community to play its role to resolve the matter. The Speaker expressed hope that Iran would use its good offices at international and regional level to resolve the Kashmir dispute.
According to the statement, Larijani expressed satisfaction over Iran-Pakistan ties and stressed that both India and Pakistan should resolve the Kashmir dispute through dialogue and peaceful means.
During the conversation he referred to the position of Leader and Iranian government over Kashmir issue, and said Tehran is closely monitoring the situation in Kashmir. He said the Kashmir issue should be resolved in accordance with the resolutions of the UN Security Council.
Earlier, the spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Abbas Mousavi, reacting to the current developments in Kashmir said Iran expects India and Pakistan, as its friends and regional partners, to take effective steps in line with the interests of the people of the region to engage in dialogue and adopt a peaceful approach.
On August 10, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri during a telephonic conversation with Pakistan Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa expressed concerns over Kashmir situation and called upon both India and Pakistan to resolve the matter peacefully.
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