Shehbaz Sharif visit Tehran for key talks

Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has arrived in Tehran to hold talks with senior Iranian officials on key bilateral, regional, and global issues.

Heading a delegation, Sharif arrived in Tehran at the invitation of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.

The prime minister was officially welcomed by the Iranian president at the Sa'dabad cultural-historical complex in northern Tehran. 

A meeting of Iranian and Pakistani high-ranking delegations and a joint press conference in the presence of Pezeshkian and Sharif are among the agenda of the visit.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says the border between Iran and Pakistan must be safeguarded against any sort of insecurity and terrorism.

"We believe that the common borders of the two countries should be free from insecurity and the presence and activities of terrorist and criminal groups,” Pezeshkian said in a joint press conference with Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif in Tehran.

He said the two countries share a stance and are resolved to promote security and fight elements behind insecurity along the borders.

Tensions between India and Pakistan sharply escalated after a deadly terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Indian-administered Kashmir. India blames Pakistan for the attack, but Pakistan rejected the accusations.

The Iranian president extends an official welcome to the Pakistani prime minister who is in Tehran for key mutual and regional talks.

Elsewhere in the presser, Pezeshkian hailed historical relations between Tehran and Islamabad, which he said are rooted in cultural and civilizational bonds.

The Pakistani prime minister, for his part, said his country firmly supports Iran’s peaceful nuclear program.

Sharif commended Iran’s principled stance on support for regional peace and security, particularly regarding the recent India-Pakistan tension.

He voiced Islamabad’s keenness to increase trade and economic ties with Tehran to at least 10 billion dollars.