Publish date14 Jun 2022 - 21:44
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Pakistan expresses concern regarding Afghanistan’s stability, security

Pakistan's foreign minister expressed concern over Afghanistan's stability and security and called for the release of the country's frozen assets.
Pakistan expresses concern regarding Afghanistan’s stability, security
 
In a presser after a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said, "We are concerned about stability and security in Afghanistan. We have hosted millions of displaced people for four decades and benefited from establishing peace, stability, and prosperity in Afghanistan. At this time, we must support this nation and ask for the release of their blocked resources and for the governing body to move forward in a more inclusive ruling".
Zardari also said his country seeks ways to bring the bilateral relations to the level they deserve. 
At the invitation of Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari visited Iran from June 14 to June 15.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Tuesday: "On behalf of the government and people of Pakistan, I would like to convey a message of goodwill and love to the Iranian brothers and sisters. Iran is a neighbor with many interests for Pakistan."

He highlighted border management and the exchange of pilgrims, and cultural communication.
"We are determined to remove the main obstacles to more trade and relations, to have more cross-border trade, to open more border points and to have more border markets, and to provide opportunities to expand economic relations that lead to prosperity. And the prosperity of our nations will be in the border areas," he added.
Pakistan's foreign minister went on: "We are committed to importing more electricity from Iran. We talked about the possibility of exchanging prisoners." 
He thanked Iran for its unwavering support for the Jammu and Kashmir causes:
"We talked about Islamophobia, we must stop xenophobia and Islamophobia and violence. Violence based on religion is not acceptable. We agreed with the Minister to continue the talks and diplomacy will be the ways to achieve peace" Bhutto said. 
During his official visit to Tehran on Tuesday, Zardari hold a detailed exchange of views with his Iranian counterpart on all areas of mutual interest, and the visit is part of regular high-level exchanges between the two countries.
 
 
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