Iran, Pakistan resolved to combat terrorism, says FM Araghchi

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran and Islamabad have resolved to enhance their cooperation in combating terrorism and ramp up their fight against terror outfits.

Araghchi made the statement after consultations with Pakistani officials regarding the latest movements of terrorist groups in the region at the end of his visit to the neighboring country.

“Very good meetings were held and very good agreements were made. We had an exchange of views about the region. Fortunately, the positions of Iran and Pakistan are very much in harmony with each other concerning the developments in the region,” the top Iranian diplomat told reporters on Wednesday.

Araghchi stressed that there was ample consultation with Pakistani officials on the region, which included “both the issue of Afghanistan and the issue of dealing with the phenomenon of terrorism that exists on the borders of both countries as well as the need for coordination between the two countries.”

Pointing to the “close link” between the terrorist groups in the region and the Israeli regime, the Iranian foreign minister said that on the very same day that the regime launched aggression on Iran, the terrorist groups were also active and claimed the lives of ten Iranian policemen.

“Our friends in Pakistan’s government saw eye to eye with us in this regard and we decided to intensify our actions against these terrorist groups and have more coordination,” Araghchi underlined.

The Iranian diplomat said detailed discussions were held regarding bilateral relations as there are many areas of cooperation between Tehran and Islamabad in the economic, political, cultural and social fields.

“The people-to-people relationship between the two countries is of a living and very good one,” he added.

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Araghchi also said Iran and Pakistan place a premium on the necessity of putting an end to the Israeli regime’s longtime genocide and bloodshed against Palestinians and earnestly follow up on the issue in international forums.

Iran’s foreign minister arrived in Pakistan’s capital for a two-day official visit on Monday night.

Earlier on Tuesday, he sat down for talks with his Pakistani counterpart Mohammad Ishaq Dar. The two sides focused on the necessity of addressing the genocide committed by the Zionist regime. Araghchi also met with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and held talks on several issues, including the fight against terrorism.

On October 26, ten Iranian border guards were killed in a terrorist attack in the country’s southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan close to the border with Pakistan.

Provincial police said gunmen carried out a surprise attack against police vehicles in the Gohar Kuh district of Taftan County and opened fire on them.

The so-called Jaish al-Adl terrorist group, with headquarters in Pakistan, later claimed responsibility for the act of terror, which took place some 1,200 kilometers (745.6 miles) southeast of the Iranian capital, Tehran. The terrorist attack was one of the deadliest attacks in the province in recent months.

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