WANA (Jun 23) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, who arrived in Islamabad on Tuesday morning for a one-day official state visit, has met with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari for high-level bilateral talks.

 

President Pezeshkian departed for Pakistan earlier on Tuesday aboard a special aircraft designated “Minab 168″—named in honor of the students of the Minab school. Upon entering Pakistani airspace, the aircraft carrying the Iranian delegation was escorted by six Pakistani military fighter jets.

 

Upon arrival in the capital, a 16-gun salute was fired in honour of the Iranian President and his accompanying delegation, who were officially welcomed at the airport by President Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

 

Objectives of the Visit and the Islamabad MoU

Speaking prior to his departure for Islamabad, President Pezeshkian stated that the purpose of his visit to Pakistan was to express gratitude for the diplomatic efforts made by the Pakistani government to finalize the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Iran and the United States, as well as for its support in pursuing the rights of the Iranian nation.

 

The President emphasized that Tehran is seeking the full implementation of the clauses that were signed within the framework of international law and the rights of the Iranian people. He concluded that if this critical objective is realized, many of the region’s problems will be mitigated, and the influence of aggressors will be effectively curtailed.