By Tahir Murtaza, ISLAMABAD, May 29, 2008 (Kashar News): Pakistan and Iran will facilitate each other in the matters of visa relaxation to promote education, business and tourism to further strengthened the ties and expand the areas of cooperation.
This was decided in a meeting between Advisor to Prime Minister on Interior A. Rehman Malik and Masha Allah Shakeri the Ambassador of Islamic Republic of Iran in Pakistan.
Rehman Malik said that Pakistan attaches great importance to its relations with Muslim brotherly country Iran.
The Advisor said that Pakistan has good neighborly relations with Iran which are deeply rooted in many commonalities of history, faith and culture.
“We attach great importance to our relations with brotherly country Iran. We assure Iran our friendship, full cooperation and commitment in all the matters of mutual interest,” said the Advisor.
The Minister stated that Pakistan and Iran have close and fraternal good neighborly relations including religious and cultural commonalities as well as shared historical experience.
Russia will join economic sanctions against Iran, Interfax news agency quoted a decree from the new President, Dmitry Medvedev, as saying on Thursday. It was unclear from the report which sanctions the decree referred to.
A Kremlin spokesman refused immediate comment.
The UN-backed sanctions against Iran are over its nuclear program, which some Western nations suspect to be aimed at producing nuclear arms.
Medvedev took over as the president of Russia yesterday from Vladimir Putin, who is set to be nominated as the prime minister. (Source)
Japan's Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura makes a surprise visit to Kabul Afghanistan.
TOKYO, May 4 (Itar-Tass) -- Problems of combating international terrorism will be in the focus of attention of talks between Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura, who has arrived in Kabul for an undeclared visit on Sunday, and the Afghan leadership. (Source)
International assistance is one of several issues to be discussed.
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