ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Pakistan on Tuesday conveyed its concerns to Iran over the reported remarks of the Iranian Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces regarding cross-border actions.
The concerns were conveyed through the Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan Mehdi Honardoost who was called to the Foreign Office in Islamabad on Tuesday.
In a statement, the Foreign Office said that it was conveyed to the Iranian ambassador that such remarks were against the spirit of brotherly relations existing between the two countries.
Recently, the frequency of high level exchanges from both the sides has strengthened the bilateral cooperation and during the visit of the Iranian Foreign Minister Dr. Muhammad Javad Zarif to Islamabad on May 3, 2017, the two sides agreed to enhance cooperation on the border issues.
The Iranian side was urged to avoid issuance of such statements that could vitiate the environment of fraternal relations.
On Monday, in a statement the Head of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Muhammad Baqeri warned Pakistan of striking inside its territory to target militants’ hideouts if Islamabad didn’t stop cross-border attacks.
His statement came after 10 Iranian border guards were killed last month in an attack which according to Iran, the militant group Jaish-al-Adl carried out from inside Pakistan.
