ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The President of Iran Hassan Rouhani will undertake a two-day official visit to Islamabad from March 25 to 26 to hold talks with Pakistani leadership for exchange of views on strengthening bilateral relations.
It will be Hassan Rouhani’s first ever visit to Pakistan as the President of Islamic Republic of Iran, to be carried out at the invitation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
The Iranian president will be accompanied by a high-level delegation comprising ministers, senior officials and businessmen.
During his stay in Islamabad, the president of Iran will hold separate meetings with his Pakistani Counterpart Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
The leadership will have an exchange of views on strengthening bilateral relations, particularly after lifting of the sanctions on Iran that has opened new avenues for enhancing economic interaction. Cooperation on regional and international issues of mutual concern will also be discussed.
“Relations between the two countries are rooted in a long history of mutual trust, based on cultural, linguistic and religious bonds,” said a statement issued by the Foreign Office on Wednesday.
The statement said that the visit of Hassan Rouhani will further deepen the existing fraternal ties between the two countries.
