Pakistan: We are not looking for tension with Iran
| The spokesperson of Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that Islamabad considers dialogue and cooperation necessary to face common challenges including the threat of terrorism and is willing to interact with its neighbors, including Iran. |
According to the report of the international group of Fars news agency, after the attack carried out by Pakistan on a point in the border area of Iran, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan Mumtaz Zahra Baloch in today’s press conference He said in Islamabad on Thursday, “Pakistan considers the people of Iran as its friends and brothers and we are not interested in escalating the situation.”
He emphasized, “We believe that dialogue and cooperation are necessary to face common challenges, including the threat of terrorism, and we wish to continue interacting with all our neighbors from We are part of Iran”.
In response to any mediation by China between Iran and Pakistan, this Pakistani diplomat said, “The two countries have several communication channels. And currently, I am not aware of any third party’s actions in this regard.”
Consul General of China in Karachi Yang Yundong said today that Beijing is willing to play a constructive role in resolving the differences between Islamabad and Tehran.
An hour ago, the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Nasser Kanani, condemned the attack carried out by Pakistan and said that in order to officially notify the protest and request an explanation In this regard, the government of Pakistan summoned the charge d’affaires of this country’s embassy in Tehran to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Regarding this attack, this ministry claimed: “This morning, Pakistan carried out a series of precise, well-coordinated and targeted military attacks against terrorist hideouts in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchistan province.”
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