Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Raza Naqvi said relations between Iran and Pakistan should produce greater cooperation and concrete results, calling for increased coordination to achieve shared goals.
Naqvi discussed relations between the two countries and regional developments with Mohsen Rezaei, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, in Tehran, the capital, on Wednesday.
Rezaei said Iran attaches particular importance to its relations with Pakistan and that Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian considers it necessary to increase trade volume between the two countries. Rezaei described Pakistan as a "strategic partner."
Rezaei also said unity among Islamic countries should be strengthened. He said Iran, Pakistan, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Indonesia have a responsibility to take steps that will reinforce unity in the Islamic world.
Naqvi said relations between Iran and Pakistan had always been "excellent," adding that ties had reached a stronger level in recent months compared with the past.
The Pakistani interior minister said the depth of relations between the two countries should translate into greater cooperation and concrete results, and called for more coordination and work to achieve shared goals.