(IRNA) - Pakistan's Parliament Speaker Amir Hossein said here in a meeting with the IRI parliamentary delegation that the existence of a powerful Iran neighboring Pakistan is of great significance for Islamabad, reports Trend.
The Pak parliament speaker added in the meeting on the sidelines of the 115th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), "Iran and Pakistan have always enjoyed good relations as two Islamic neighbors, and their ties have matched the exalted prestige of the two great nations." Amir Hossein said, "Pakistan and Iran have shared stands on many international and regional issues."
Referring to the two countries' cooperation on Afghan crisis, he said, "That was a sample of shared interests and the continuation of cooperation in Afghanistan is needed in order to establish full peace and stability there and to accelerate the reconstruction movement."
On Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline, he said, "Iran has always had good will in that respect and I hope the Pak nation would soon be benefited from the gas of the brother Iranian nation as soon a possible."
Focusing on Iran's nuclear program, too, he said, "Pakistan recognizes Iran's right to have access to nuclear energy for peaceful purposes and supports you in that respect."
During the meeting the head of the Iranian delegation, Heshmatollah Falahat-pisheh, too, referred to the two countries' shared stands on many regional and international developments.
He added, "Iran attaches high priority to expansion of ties with neighboring countries, particularly with Pakistan, and that is the reason why we have pursued the Peace Pipeline Project so vigorously."