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Pakistani Minister Meets Iranian Officials in Tehran Diplomatic Efforts
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In Short: Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met with Iran's Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni in Tehran to discuss bilateral relations and regional tensions, as both countries seek to facilitate border trade and support ongoing talks between the U.S. and Iran.
Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi arrived in Tehran for meetings with Iranian officials, including his counterpart Eskandar Momeni, to discuss ways to ease tensions and facilitate border trade between the two countries.
The visit comes as negotiations between the U.S. and Iran have stalled, with disputes over Iran's uranium enrichment program and regional security continuing to hinder progress.
During the meeting, Naqvi and Momeni discussed bilateral relations, including joint measures to boost border trade and transit between Pakistan and Iran.
Naqvi's visit also follows a recent statement by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who highlighted distrust of the U.S. as the main obstacle in negotiations and called for regional support.
Background
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and historically known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the northeast, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, and the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south.
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- ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met his Iranian counterpart Eskandar Momeni in Tehran on Saturday, Iranian state media reported, as Islamabad continues diplomatic efforts to help ease tensions…
- While a fragile ceasefire announced on Apr. 8 remains in place, negotiations between Washington and Tehran have largely stalled following a first round of direct talks in Islamabad, with disputes over Iran’s uranium…
- “Iran's Interior Minister, Eskandar Momeni, and his visiting Pakistani counterpart, Syed Mohsin Naqvi, have discussed bilateral relations, including joint measures by the two neighboring countries to facilitate…
- IRNA said Momeni discussed a wide range of issues with Naqvi, “especially border trade and ways to boost it,” during the Pakistani minister’s “unannounced trip” to Tehran.
- “He has reached Iran,” an interior ministry source earlier confirmed to Arab News on condition of anonymity after Iranian media reported Naqvi’s visit.
- IRNA reported earlier on Saturday that Naqvi had arrived in Tehran “a few hours ago” and was expected to meet senior officials of the Islamic Republic, while Iran’s Mehr news agency also reported the Pakistani…
- Pakistan’s foreign ministry said last month the country remained engaged in diplomatic efforts aimed at lowering regional tensions, though it declined to disclose details of ongoing discussions.
- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian visited Pakistan in August last year, during which both countries signed agreements aimed at increasing bilateral trade to $10 billion by 2028.