Iranian, Pakistani FMs discuss bilateral ties, regional developments

Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Pakistani counterpart held talks on bilateral cooperation, regional developments and the situation in Afghanistan.

According to Tasnim News Agency, the FM and Pakistan’s Shah Mahmood Qureshi met on the sidelines of the 3rd Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Afghanistan’s Neighboring Countries in China in order to follow up on bilateral issues and exchange views about the developments in Afghanistan and the region.

They welcomed the development of bilateral ties and agreed on the holding of highest-level meetings in the current year and the joint commission of economic relations at the earliest.

The top diplomats also stressed the implementation at the earliest of the agreement on border marketplaces.

The foreign ministers also described as frustrating the depriving of girls of education and said such actions drove a wedge between the Taliban rulers and the people and pushed away international legitimacy.

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