Iran, Pakistan are complementary economic partners

Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks during a speech at the meeting on ‘Economic and Investment Opportunities between Iran and Pakistan’, attended by Pakistani investors and business people.

He highlighted importance of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan as a neighboring and Muslim country to Iran and said the existence of more than nine hundred kilometers of common land border and many historical, cultural, and religious commonalities have made the relations between the two countries stable.

Referring to the strategic geographical positions of the two countries and the fact that they are located on the path of international transportation corridors and global transportation plans such as the Belt and Road Initiative, he said that efforts have been made to make use of the existing capacities for the development of bilateral and regional cooperation in the fields of transportation and transit.

The geographical location of the two ports of Chabahar (in Iran) and Gwadar (in Pakistan) are other potentials that can be exploited in order to increase the bilateral and regional economic cooperation of the two countries, he further said.

Stating that the economies of Iran and Pakistan are inherently complementary, Amir-Abdollahian added that Pakistan can be a supplier of Iran's needs in the agricultural sector, and Iran can cover Pakistan's need for energy.

Iranian top official also underlined the effective measures have been taken to expand the relations between the two countries, especially in the economic field, Amir-Abdollahian added that two new border terminals have been opened in the areas of "Rimdan-Gabd" and "Pishin-Mand" along the common border.