ISLAMABAD: Senate Deputy Chairman Abdul Ghafoor Haideri has said that Iran was w
elcome to join the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project and Gwadar and Chabahar port could play a complementary role
in regional development.
In an interview with Radio Tehran, he said Iran and Pakistan were neighbours and because neighbours had rights on each other, Pakistan was interested in forging even stronger rel
ations with Iran than those that exist today. He said, &ldq
uo;We have enjoyed good rel
ations in past and enjoy good rel
ations today, but we want even stronger rel
ations in the future.”
Ghafoor said
that there was unrest in many parts of the world today and Muslims were being victimized everywhere. He added that because of this situation, Iran and Pakistan should make their rel
ations strong despite any small differences.
He said, &ldq
uo;We w
elcome the participation of Iran in CPEC because Iran is our neighbour and Chabahar and Gwadar ports are very close to each other. The two ports can play a complementary role
in regional development.”