Pakistan (IP): The Iranian ambassador to Islamabad and the Pakistani Minister for Communications stressed the need to increase cooperation between the two countries in transportation and road communications.

Iran press/Asia: Mohammad Ali Hosseini on Monday met with Pakistani Minister for Communications Murad Saeed, stressing the importance of relations between the two neighboring countries and the Pakistani government's commitment to strengthen relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

During the meeting, the two sides discussed the bilateral economic and trade cooperation and the road transport between Iran and Pakistan.

Emphasis on opening new border crossings between the two countries, providing more facilities to traders and drivers, identifying problems, and solving them were other discussion topics between the two officials.

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