Iranian Interior Minister Visits Pakistan to Enhance Cooperation

Iran’s Interior Minister Eskandar Mo’meni traveled to Pakistan on Monday at the head of a high-ranking delegation to discuss expanding bilateral cooperation, including efforts to boost trade between the two neighboring countries.

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Mo’meni has visited Islamabad at the invitation of his Pakistani counterpart, Mohsin Naqvi, leading a delegation of representatives from Iran's Interior Ministry, Foreign Ministry, Ministry of Roads and Urban Development, Ministry of Agriculture, the Law Enforcement Command (FARAJA), and the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration.

During the visit, the two sides are scheduled to hold talks on expanding bilateral relations, with discussions focusing on stronger border cooperation as well as enhanced economic, transit, and agricultural ties.

The trip comes in line with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian's directive to increase annual trade with Pakistan from $3 billion to $10 billion.

Following his visit to Pakistan, Mo’meni will travel to New Delhi at the invitation of India's interior minister to attend the BRICS meeting of interior ministers and emergency management officials, where participants will discuss disaster risk reduction./tasnim