Amir-Abdollahian and Qureshi meet for talks on Afghanistan
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The Pakistani Foreign Minister will meet with his Iranian counterpart in Tehran as part of a regional visit, and the two will discuss events in Afghanistan and the region, as well as bilateral relations.
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Iranian FM Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met his Pakistani counterpart, Shah Mahmood Qureshi
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met his Pakistani counterpart, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, today at the Iranian Foreign Ministry in Tehran.
One of the subjects to be covered, according to Amir-Abdollahian, would be the turn of events in Afghanistan and the region.
Qureshi will travel to Tehran after meeting with Turkmen authorities, escorted by Muhammad Sadiq, Pakistan's Special Representative for Afghanistan.
Last Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh stated in his weekly news conference that the Pakistani Foreign Minister will visit Tehran today at his request and as part of a regional tour of many countries. From August 24 to August 26, he will go to Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan.
He also stated that the visit's major focus will be bilateral relations, particularly the Afghanistan issue.
Pakistan's Foreign Minister has previously stated that his nation remained at the same distance from all of Afghanistan's parties in conflict, indicating his objection to continuing foreign presence.
In January, he confirmed during a meeting with the former Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, in Tehran that Pakistan would not allow its land to be used to threaten other countries, especially Iran.
Qureshi emphasized that Pakistan and Iran have a long and distinguished relationship that dates back centuries, iterating the need to maintain and expand these relations.
Iran inaugurated a third border crossing point with Pakistan in April 2020, Pishin-Mand, near the city of Rask (southeast). It is the country's third official border crossing after Mirjaveh and Jaleq both in the provinces of Sistan and Baluchistan.
