TEHRAN(Basirat): President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday that Tehran welcomes expansion of defensive and military cooperation with Islamabad hoping that such cooperation will lead to bolstering of political, economic and cultural cooperation between the two countries.
President Rouhani made the remarks in a meeting with visiting Pakistani Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa inTehran on Monday.
The
Islamic Republic of Iran is determined to broaden brotherly and sincere
relations with its neighbors such as Pakistan, and there is no doubt
that such relations will win supports of both nations, President Rouhani
said.
Expansion of cooperation between the two sides' armed
forces could be in various sectors such as training, joint military
exercises, military industries as well as exchange of experiences,
Rouhani said.
Terrorism, sectarian and ethnical differences are
now regarded as two main problems in the world of Islam and role of some
global powers in fanning the flames of such disputes is remarkable, he
said.
Big powers are against unity and brotherhood between
Muslims as they know that such relations will bring Muslims much closer
and there is no doubt that these countries in the absence of global
powers will be able to resolve their problems, Rouhani said.
Close
cooperation between Iran and Pakistan can help prepare the grounds for
more unity among Islamic states and it is quite evident that existing
differences between Islamic countries can be resolved through dialogue,
President Rouhani said.
Iran-Pakistan border should be
introduced as border of friendship, development and tourism between the
two nations and both sides should not let some terrorist groups to make
these borders insecure, he added.
Iran's active presence in Iraq
and Syria in fight against Daesh and other terrorist groups was at the
official invitation of those countries and its positive results are now
tangible to all, but the main question is the reason behind military
aggression, destruction and carnage of people in Yemen?, President
Rouhani said.
The visiting Pakistani Army Chief, for his part,
described the two sides' relations very brotherly and deeply rooted and
underlined that Islamabad calls for expansion of military and defensive
cooperation with Tehran in line with both sides historical and economic
ties.
People in Pakistan always respect Iranian people for
their bravery and resistance against arrogant powers and 'we are
determined to broaden all-out relations' with the Islamic Republic of
Iran, he said.
Referring to the presence of terrorism and
extremism in the region, the Pakistani army chief called for unity among
Islamic countries, and said all should put aside their differences
through negotiations and they should not let the western countries to
meddle in order to sell their arms.
Source:IRNA