ISLAMABAD, NOV 5 (DNA):Deputy Prime Minister /Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar @MIshaqDar50 today received the Foreign Minister of Iran Seyed Abbas Araghchi @araghchi and his delegation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The two Ministers noted the longstanding ties between Pakistan and Iran and emphasized the need to strengthen these relations through increased trade, energy cooperation and enhanced border management.
They expressed commitment to exploring avenues of enhancing trade, investment and people to people contacts

Deputy Prime Minister Dar and Foreign Minister Aragachi also discussed the situation in the Middle East. They strongly condemned Israeli aggression against Palestinians and expressed their common resolved in supporting the inalienable right to self determination of the Palestinian people.