Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian held a telephonic conversation lasting over 30 minutes on Thursday following the signing of the Islamabad Peace Agreement between the US and Iran, the Prime Minister’s Office said.
This was the first contact between the two leaders following the signing of the Islamabad Peace Agreement, the PM Office stated.
PM Shehbaz congratulated President Pezeshkian, Iran’s leadership, and its people on signing the historic peace accord. “This historic agreement will help establish peace in the region. It will also aid Iran’s reconstruction and further strengthen Pakistan-Iran relations,” the Prime Minister said.
He expressed respect and best wishes for Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei. The Prime Minister also lauded Tehran’s decision to sign the agreement and prayed for the Iranian leadership’s success in the next phase of negotiations.
PM Shehbaz reaffirmed that Pakistan, as a brotherly and neighboring country, will continue to extend full support to Iran.
