Iran Press/ Asia: In his address, Ambassador Reza Amiri said that regional cooperation was the key agenda during the tenure of President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian. That was very much reflected by the 28 foreign visits that President Raisi undertook.
Talking to Iran Press, Ambassador Reza Amiri said that President Raisi’s visit to Pakistan was his most extensive visit in which he visited three cities and met with top leadership of the country including the President, Prime Minister, Speaker of National Assembly, Chairman Senate and Army Chief. President IRS Ambassador Jauhar Saleem hailed the ‘Neighbourhood Policy’ of late President martyred Ebrahim Raisi. He recalled that Ambassador Jauhar pointed out that IRS was the first institution that had arranged a seminar on this policy and highlighted Raisi’s successful diplomacy for the revival of ties with UAE and Egypt and rapprochement with Saudi Arabia in 2023.
Sharing his thoughts with Iran Press, Johar Saleem said that Iran’s relations towards its east, especially with Pakistan have been always cordial and cooperative, which were further strengthened in the wake of late President Raisi’s visit to Pakistan.
Stressing the need for a multilateral cooperative framework, Ambassador Saleem underlined the need to promote intra-regional and inter-regional connectivity and cooperation. Ambassador of Pakistan to Iran, Mohammad Mudassir Tipu highlighted President Raisi's dedicated efforts to bolster the enduring cultural and economic bonds with Pakistan.
He explained that President Raisi and other Iranian officials shared a deep sense of respect for Quaid e Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Allama Iqbal. President Raisi’s stance on increasing bilateral trade with Pakistan to $10 billion annually and his interest in fostering security cooperation with Afghanistan exemplified his commitment to economic cooperation and regional stability, Ambassador Tipu said.
Sharing her thoughts with Iran Press, Sumaira Khan, an expert on regional studies, said that the late President Raisi was a visionary leader who took very bold steps to re-inaugurate the relations and cooperation with neighbors and also to develop the relations with countries that were at odd with Iran, during last couple of decades. At the end of the seminar, the host Johar Saleem presented the memorial shield to the honorable guest, Reza Amiri Moghadam, the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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