Sartaj Aziz underlines Islamabad's tough campaign against Daesh

Advisor to Pakistani Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs, Sartaj Aziz, in a meeting with Iranian Defense Minister, Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan, stressed his country's strenuous efforts to fight against the Daesh terrorist group.

During the meeting in Tehran on Tuesday, Aziz underscored Pakistan's determination to fight against terrorism, specially the terrorist group of Daesh.

He also called for the further expansion of defense ties between Tehran and Islamabad by exchanging military delegations and increasing interactions between the two countries' armed forces.

General Dehqan, for his part, described terrorism as a result of meddling by foreign countries and supporters of extremism, and said "resorting to military aggression and force to overthrow the legal governments in the region will have dire repercussions for other states and will spread terrorism to other regions even those which are now supporting it".

He underlined the necessity for all-out cooperation among the regional states, specially Iran and Pakistan, in the campaign against terrorism, and said Tehran is ready for intelligence and military cooperation in line with its bilateral agreements with Pakistan.

EA