{"id":60162,"date":"2026-02-24T10:47:58","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T10:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=60162"},"modified":"2026-02-25T19:08:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T19:08:02","slug":"dr-moghaddam-ambassador-iran-pakistan-need-enhanced-cooperation-to-face-the-challenges-of-terrorism-separatism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/dr-moghaddam-ambassador-iran-pakistan-need-enhanced-cooperation-to-face-the-challenges-of-terrorism-separatism\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Moghaddam, Ambassador : ” Iran Pakistan Need Enhanced Cooperation to Face the Challenges of Terrorism & Separatism “"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"\u201cPakistan\u2013Iran Relations: An Enduring Partnership in a Changing Region\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

ISLAMABAD : Staff Reporter – The Centre for Afghanistan, Middle East and Africa (CAMEA) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI), under its Ambassador\u2019s Platform, organized a public talk titled \u201cPakistan\u2013Iran Relations: An Enduring Partnership in a Changing Region.\u201d H.E. Reza Amiri-Moghaddam, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Pakistan, Ambassador Khalid Mahmood, Chairman, Board of Governors, ISSI and Dr. Amina Khan, Director CAMEA spoke on the occasion. Chairman Pakistan China Institute, Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed was also present at the event.<\/p>\n

The distinguished speaker, H.E. Reza Amiri-Moghaddam while stating his views said that the two neighboring countries share a long common border and together represent a population of nearly 350 million people. Robust people-to-people ties, a strategically significant geographic location, substantial complementary, and non-competitive economic structures create extensive opportunities for mutually beneficial cooperation.<\/p>\n

He further opined that Iran and Pakistan also maintain closely aligned positions on numerous regional and international issues, including the question of Palestine. He noted that terrorism and separatist movements are other serious challenges requiring enhanced cooperation and coordination between the two neighbors.<\/p>\n

Moreover, their collaboration is reinforced through regional engagement, mutual diplomatic support, and common membership in important multilateral platforms such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), and the Developing Eight Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8).<\/p>\n

\"\"He also shed light on the fact that Iran\u2013Pakistan relations are currently experiencing one of their most constructive phases in recent decades. The exchange of more than 25 high-level delegations over the past two years, along with the signing of 25 agreements and memoranda of understanding across diverse sectors, reflects the upward trajectory of cooperation and the shared recognition of the strategic importance of bilateral relations.<\/p>\n

Two presidential visits from Iran within this period, in addition to visits by the Speaker of Parliament, the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, foreign ministers, and other senior officials, underscore the depth and dynamism of mutual interaction.<\/p>\n

Ambassador Reza also pointed to the vast economic potential of regional cooperation, noting that Pakistan and Iran together represent a market of nearly two billion people, which could further expand with the inclusion of Turkiye. He concluded by saying that Iran\u2013Pakistan relations rest upon a solid foundation of shared history, cultural affinity, and common strategic interests.<\/p>\n

Ambassador Khalid Mahmood, while expressing his views, said that Pakistan and Iran are two brotherly countries bound by culture, history and religion and relations with Iran predate the existence of Pakistan. Ties further deepened after Pakistan came into being and Iran was the first country to recognise Pakistan.<\/p>\n

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