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Iran, Pakistan FMs meet in Islamabad, discuss Afghanistan situation
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met and held talks with his Pakistani counterpart Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in Islamabad on Thursday.
During the talks at the foreign ministry of Pakistan, the two sides discussed the wide-range of issues covering bilateral ties and regional and international issues.
At a joint press conference, Pakistan’s foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari told reporters that the two sides agreed on a five-year trade plan under which the bilateral trade would be increased to $5 billion.
For his part, Iranian Foreign Minister Amirabdollahian said both countries were committed to increasing the bilateral trade to $5bn and had agreed to set up a special economic free trade region along the common border points.
Amirabdollahian said that the two sides discussed monetary and banking problems between the two countries and the ways to resolving those in accordance with the international law.
The current Afghanistan situation was also a key talking point.
Bilawal said both sides had also agreed to continue their active engagement on Afghanistan with the view to advance peace and stability there and promote the wellbeing and prosperity of Afghan brothers and sisters.
Similar to Bilawal, Amirabdollahian, too, called for supporting the people of Afghanistan, highlighting that any situation in Afghanistan would have an impact in the neighbouring countries of Pakistan and Iran.
“Therefore, under any circumstances, it is a religious and humanitarian responsibility to extend support to the people of Afghanistan,” he stressed.
Meanwhile, Iranian foreign minister in a separate meeting with Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan General Asim Munir also discussed a broad range of regional and international issues, including the latest developments in Afghanistan.
Three foreign nationals and one Afghan were killed when gunmen opened fire in Afghanistan’s central Bamyan province on Friday, the Interior Ministry said.
Abdulmatin Qane, the spokesman of the Ministry of Interior, said that three Afghans and four foreigners were injured in the shooting.
He added that four people were arrested in connection with the incident.
Qani did not specify which country the foreigners belonged to.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
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China and Pakistan call for inclusive ‘political framework’ and ‘moderate policies’ in Afghanistan
According to the statement, Wang and Dar called for concerted efforts from the international community to help Afghanistan address challenges in areas such as the humanitarian situation and economic development.
“The two sides agreed to strengthen communication and coordination on the Afghanistan issue,” the statement read.
“They called for concerted efforts of the international community to help Afghanistan properly address challenges in such areas as the humanitarian situation and economic development, and encourage Afghanistan to build an inclusive political framework, adopt moderate policies, pursue good-neighborliness, and firmly combat terrorism, including not allowing its territory to be used for terrorist acts.
“Both sides agreed to play a positive and constructive role in helping Afghanistan achieve stable development and integrate into the international community,” the statement read.
Negotiations are ongoing between Afghanistan and Iran to sideline the US dollar in bilateral transactions, the deputy governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) said this week.
According to media reports, Mohsen Karimi, the head of the CBI, said talks are ongoing between the two countries for the implementation of “offshore rial” in Afghanistan.
Karimi said the “offshore rial” is used with the aim of supporting the economic activity and exporters of the private sector of the country.
Recently, CBI Governor Mohammad Reza Farzin announced that Tehran plans to use the “offshore rial” for trade with Russia, Afghanistan and Iraq. He also said at the time that the idea of ditching the US dollar has produced positive results.
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