Amir Abdullahian in Islamabad: Iran and Pakistan will not abandon their long-standing friendship

According to the reporter of Fars News Agency’s foreign policy group, in the late hours of Sunday night, the 8th of February, the plane carrying the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hossein Amirabdollahian and the accompanying political and security delegation left Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport for Islamabad. . The foreign minister, who was escorted by the Pakistani ambassador at the airport before leaving Tehran, went to the eastern neighbor in response to the invitation of his Pakistani counterpart, Jalil Abbas Jilani.

before noon on Sunday 8th of Bahman Announcing that he will travel to Islamabad soon, Mah said that the enemies have tried to target Iran’s neighborhood policy by using the tools of terrorism and terrorist groups. As we have a special focus on the neighborhood policy, we have seen and defined security at the heart of the neighborhood policy and we will never allow the enemies to target the friendship, peace and security of the region.

The journey of this high-ranking Iranian diplomat following the developments Recently, in the relations between Iran and Pakistan, the attacks on Jaish-e-Zalum headquarters and Pakistan’s response by attacking a point in Iran’s border area took place. After these developments, the ambassador of Pakistan in Tehran was called to Islamabad, and the ambassador of Iran, who was in Iran to accompany the Pakistani delegation, did not return to Pakistan, and the charge d’affaires of the two countries were also summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Until the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Iran and Pakistan announced the agreement for the return of ambassadors to the capitals in a joint statement on Monday, February 2nd, following two phone calls between the foreign ministers.

According to this agreement, it was decided that the ambassadors will go to the to return to their workplaces, this was implemented on Friday, and the ambassadors returned to the capitals, and at the invitation of Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani, it was announced that Hossein Amir Abdullahian will travel to Pakistan on Monday, the 9th of Bahman (January 29).

After the recent events, two phone calls were made between the two foreign ministers. For the first time, following Iran’s attack on the headquarters of Jaish al-Zalum, Amir Abdollahian had a conversation with his Pakistani counterpart, and after Pakistan’s attack on a point on the border with Iran, Jalil Abbas Jilani also contacted his Iranian counterpart. Pakistan’s Foreign Minister said in a phone call with Amir Abdullahian on Friday, August 29 that terrorists and enemies of relations should not be allowed to abuse, and Iran’s Foreign Minister also called the cooperation of the two countries necessary to destroy terrorist camps in Pakistan. In that phone call, Abbas Jilani had invited Amir Abdullahian for an official visit to Islamabad. The brotherhood of the two countries and referring to the invitation he made to his Iranian counterpart and expressing his satisfaction that he will receive Amir Abdullahian in Islamabad, he said that the two countries will use the opportunity of this trip to strengthen bilateral relations.

* No one should think of abusing the recent incident

That Iran and Pakistan emphasize on respecting each other’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and the security of the two countries is interdependent and terrorism There is a common danger for Iran and Pakistan, and the consensus of the two countries to jointly fight against terrorism and that the recent events will not diminish the strength of the relations between the two countries were among the other topics that Kanani discussed in this meeting and also clarified that it is better if someone Don’t think about abusing the recent incident and don’t be greedy to abuse it, because Iran and Pakistan will not allow any side to abuse this incident.

One ​​day before During this trip, we witnessed armed action in the suburbs of Saravan city, as a result of which 9 Pakistani citizens died and 3 people were injured. An action that met with the reaction of Nasser Kanani, who strongly condemned this armed action and expressed his sympathy with the government of Pakistan and the families of the victims. The spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the investigation in this field is continuing by the relevant authorities of Iran and added: Iran and Pakistan will not allow the enemies to harm the brotherly relations of the two countries.

This is the second time. Amir Abdollahian’s two-way trip to Islamabad was after he assumed the position of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He arrived in Islamabad on Wednesday night, August 11, 1402, at the head of a delegation and in response to the invitation of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the former foreign minister of Pakistan, in his first bilateral visit. Amir Abdullahian traveled to Islamabad in Azar 1400 to participate in the extraordinary meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation on the situation in Afghanistan, and on the sidelines of the meeting, he met and talked with some Pakistani officials, including Imran Khan, the former prime minister of this country. During Amir Abdullahian’s visit to Islamabad in August 1402 and at the end of the foreign ministers’ talks, the five-year strategic plan document for business partners between the two countries for the years 2023 to 2028 was signed.

* Amir Abdullahian’s arrival in Islamabad

Finally, the plane carrying the head of the diplomatic apparatus of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the accompanying delegation after approx. At 2:00 a.m. on Monday, the 9th of Bahman local time, he arrived at Noor Khan Air Base, Islamabad, and Amir Abdullahiyan was welcomed by two of the deputy ministers of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, Rahim Hayat Qureshi, the regional deputy and the deputy minister of ceremonies of this ministry.

Meetings of Amir Abdollahian before noon on Monday, November 9, with his presence at the Ministry The Foreign Affairs of Pakistan started and after the Iranian Foreign Minister was welcomed by his Pakistani counterpart, the ministers held two rounds of talks.

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani, while welcoming Amir Abdullahian and the accompanying delegation, said that this meeting is in line with the commitment that both countries have to strengthen close relations with each other.

Amir Abdullahian, while appreciating the good reception of Jalil Abbas Jilani, his Pakistani counterpart said: Today we are in Islamabad to once again emphasize the neighborhood policy of the 13th government.

He stated that the development and consolidation of Iran-Pakistan relations is one of our basic priorities, he said that enemies and terrorists are not interested in Iran-Pakistan relations being privileged, but these enmities cannot separate Iran and Pakistan. We will continue to work together.

Foreign Minister In the meeting with the Iranian counterpart, Pakistan also emphasized on inviting Ayatollah Raisi to visit Islamabad, stating that we stand firmly behind Iran.

This high-ranking Pakistani diplomat, while expressing regret for the recent incident between the two countries, said that Pakistan is not at all interested in continuing the existing tensions between Iran and Pakistan, and if the joint agreements between the two countries had been implemented, we did not see the current situation. He said that Iran and Pakistan cannot abandon decades of friendship and brotherhood.

Amir Abdallahian also told his counterpart that we are in your beautiful country to give you a clear message, that our friendship and cooperation is strategic and stable. It is and nothing can change it.

After that, the two ministers came to the journalists and in a press conference that lasted for about half an hour, they talked about the agreements they reached in this meeting.

Jalil Abbas Jilani called the visit of his Iranian counterpart in this short period of time as an indication of the will of the two countries to strengthen relations and added: There is a feeling and impression in Pakistan that the peace and security of Iran is not only for Pakistan. Rather, it is important for the entire region and there is such a perception in Iran.

The foreign minister of Pakistan mentioned the agreement between the two countries to appoint liaison officers and send them to Torbat and Zahedan. He also said that today we agreed to take the necessary action to operationalize five more border bazaars.

* One nation in two different geographies

Hossein Amirabdollahian also said that Iran and Pakistan never had a territorial problem or border dispute and this is one of the proud points of the relations between the two countries. He added: We are one nation in two different geographies and we consider the security of Pakistan as the security of Iran and the region.

The head of the diplomatic service stated that the two sides respect each other’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and announced: Today we are here in Islamabad to loudly announce together with Jilani that Iran And Pakistan will not give terrorists an opportunity to target the security of the two countries. There is no doubt that the terrorists in the border areas of Iran and Pakistan are guided and managed by third countries and they never want the good of the two nations of Iran and Pakistan.

This high-ranking Iranian diplomat emphasized that the crisis in relations between Iran and Pakistan and added: “It was natural that despite this strong and multi-layered cooperation, we would quickly overcome this tension and arrive at a road map in the path of a strong fight against terrorism.

*meeting with Asim Munir

attending the Pakistani counterpart’s luncheon is one of Amir Abdullahian’s other programs in this It was a trip and after that the foreign minister went to this place to meet and talk with General Asim Munir, the commander of the Pakistani army, and he met and talked with him. He, who had met with Asim Munir in his previous trip, and before that he hosted Pakistan Army Commander in Tehran at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Monday’s meeting with Asim Munir, while emphasizing the implementation of existing agreements between the two countries, it was decided that With the expansion of cooperation between military and security authorities, actions against terrorist groups will increase even more.

* presence at the headquarters of the Prime Minister of Pakistan

The final program of this trip was to meet and talk with “Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar” the interim prime minister of Pakistan. Amir Abdullahian and Anwar al-Haq had also met and talked with each other on the sidelines of the Davos summit. In the meeting with Amir Abdullahian in Islamabad, the acting Prime Minister of Pakistan said that this country understands well the security concerns of Iran and welcomed the implementation of the agreements between the two countries. Anwar al-Haq also stated that our cooperation in all fields can strengthen security in both countries.

The head of Iran’s diplomatic service also said that in addition to security issues, regarding commercial, economic and communications issues as well We have achieved good progress, because both sides believe that the economicization of the borders and the expansion of border markets and more crossings on the border will lead to the development of the region, and the development and welfare of the people living on the borders is one of the important strategies to fight terrorism.

* A threat turned into an opportunity

Seyyed Rasool Mousavi, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and Director General of South Asia, who accompanied Amir Abdullahian on this trip, also wrote about this trip on X social network: What happened in Iran-Pakistan relations was a threat that turned into an opportunity with the visit of the foreign minister. Passing from the event to the future, frank and transparent conversations in a friendly atmosphere for the pathology of relationships, simultaneously finding shortcomings and solutions in a strategic approach and making decisions to implement the decisions made.

At the end of this trip, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran also posted on the social network X wrote in a report: During my trip to Pakistan, I met and talked with General Asim Munir, the Chief of Staff of the Army, Mr. Anwar Haq, the Prime Minister, and Mr. Jalil Abbas Jilani, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of this country. The development of bilateral relations in the fields of trade, economy, science and technology, energy, political, security and border under the neighborhood policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran government, the increase of border markets and the review of the latest developments in the region were the most important focus of the consultations in Islamabad. Also, in a joint press conference with Hamtime, stating that the relations between the two countries can be an important source for lasting peace and stability in the region, the serious determination of the parties to adopt an approach based on cooperation to deal with the threat of terrorism was emphasized. In the end, I stated that we will not give the terrorists a chance to target the security of Iran and Pakistan.