Senate Chairman Syed Nayyer Hussain Bokhari on Sunday met with Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi in Tehran and discussed matters related to economic and trade relations between the two Muslim countries. Emphasizing the significance of economic relations between the two countries, the Senate Chairman, who is visiting Iran, said Pakistan could offer many items to Iran, including wheat and textile. He said the potential of both the countries should be fully exploited to the benefit of their people, said a message received here from Tehran. Referring to the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project, Bokhari said that Iran’s gas could help Pakistan in overcoming the energy crisis in Pakistan. Describing Pakistan and Iran as two major countries in the region, Bokhari said that the cooperation between the two countries could establish peace and stability in the region. Highlighting the significance of parliamentary cooperation between Iran and Pakistan, he said that there should be more exchange of parliamentary delegations. The Iranian Foreign Minister referred to cultural and religious commonalities between both the countries and said that there was no limit to the expansion of economic relations between Iran and Pakistan. He said that Pakistan and Iran enjoyed the best of political relations at this item as their Presidents had full understanding of major international and regional issues. The Iranian Foreign Minister expressed the hope that the visit of the Senate Chairman Bokhari would help further reinforce Pakistan-Iran relations in
all fields.
