Pakistan’s Foreign Minister meets with the Foreign Ministers of Iran and Turkey

(2013-02-06)

Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar met with the Foreign Minister of Iran Mr. Ali Akber Salehi on the side lines of the 12th OIC Summit in Cairo. Foreign Minister Khar said that Pakistan enjoyed deep rooted brotherly bilateral relations with Iran and noted that the cooperation between the two countries was on a positive trajectory. She, however, emphasised on taking effective steps to particularly increase bilateral trade. She informed the Iranian Foreign Minister that Pakistan attached great importance to the early completion of Iran Pakistan Gas Pipeline project.

Foreign Minister Khar also held a detailed meeting with her Turkish counterpart Mr. Ahmet Davutoglu. Both the leaders expressed satisfaction over the excellent relations between the two countries and underlined the importance of translating these relations into broad-based and multifaceted cooperation in every field. They also discussed the situation in Syria and Afghanistan and agreed to continue working closely for the peace and stability of these countries.

Islamabad
06 February 2013

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