ISLAMABAD – Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Iranian Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri on Saturday discussed the situation in Rafah in the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing Israeli bombardment of the occupied Palestinian territories.
They called for urgent measures to bring an immediate end to Israeli aggression, its incessant crimes against humanity and violation of international humanitarian law.
Dar, who is also the deputy prime minister of Pakistan, met the Iranian acting foreign minister on the margins of the Extraordinary Meeting of the D-8 Council of Foreign Ministers in Istanbul, Turkiye, the Foreign Office spokesperson said in a press release. He reaffirmed Pakistan’s strong commitment to the people of Palestine and their right to self-determination.
The two ministers expressed satisfaction over the trajectory of bilateral relations marked by increased high-level exchanges in political, economic, defence and security and intelligence spheres. They reaffirmed commitment and resolve to continue strengthening of mutually beneficial bilateral cooperation and dialogue between the Pakistan and Iran.
The Iranian acting foreign minister of Iran congratulated Deputy Prime Minister Dar on Pakistan’s election as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council.
Dar expressed Pakistan’s appreciation for Iran’s support and the desire for working together to uphold international law and the UN Charter. He also fondly recalled the successful visit of late President Dr. Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi to Pakistan in April this year and the important understandings reached during the visit.
He also commended the role played by President Raisi and late Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in further deepening Pakistan-Iran bilateral relations.
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