During the meeting, Amir-Abdollahian and Zardari conferred on several issues related to the bilateral relations between Iran and Pakistan including politics, economy, trade, defense, prisoner swap, and the security of the borders.
The Iranian foreign minister once again offered condolences to the Pakistani government and nation over the recent deadly terrorist attack in Bajaur and condemned such terrorist actions.
Elsewhere in his remarks, Amir-Abdollahian stressed that Tehran and Islamabad have agreed to seriously pursue the consular issues including the exchange of prisoners.
Amir-Abdollahian referred to the (more than) 190 cooperation documents signed between Iran and Pakistan and the holding of 21 Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation meetings, saying, "Today's meeting between the high-ranking delegations of the two countries is aimed at helping the implementation of these agreements and achieving a stable and long-term cooperation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan."
Zardari, for his part, stressed the need for expanding the trade exchanges and deepening economic cooperation between Tehran and Islamabad, adding that his country attaches great importance to its relations with Iran. He welcomed the opening of the border markets between the two countries as well.
In this meeting, the Iranian and Pakistani delegations also presented reports on the current situation and progress in the cooperation between the two countries in the fields of transportation and transit, banking and financial affairs, consular cooperation, and parliamentary relations.
At the end of the negotiations, the two countries signed a five-year trade cooperation strategic plan document for the years 2023 to 2028.
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