ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has called for closer cooperation with Iran on countering militancy and drug trafficking along with border management, state media reported on Wednesday.
Naqvi’s remarks came during his day-long visit to Iran to attend the Economic Cooperation Organization’s (ECO) Ministerial Conference, where he held separate meetings with his Iranian counterpart Eskandar Momeni and Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Ardeshir Larijani.
The meetings focused on counterterrorism, anti-narcotics efforts, and improved border management between the two countries, according to the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP).
“We are keen to expand cooperation with Iran, especially in the areas of security and counter-narcotics,” APP quoted Naqvi as saying.
“We wish to benefit from each other’s experiences on internal security matters.”
