KARACHI: Pakistan and Iran on Tuesday agreed to step up cooperation in agriculture and food security with a focus on improving connectivity and streamlining procedures to boost broader economic ties, the Pakistani food security ministry said.
Trade between Pakistan and Iran has hovered around $3 billion in recent years and both countries signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Feb. 2025 to take it to $10 billion.
Iran was prioritizing Pakistan’s rice, meat and other exports as part of a trade understanding reached between the two countries in Tehran, the Pakistani government said in Aug. last year.
On Tuesday, Iran’s agriculture minister Gholamreza Nouri Ghezeljeh met Pakistani food security and commerce ministers in Islamabad to advance bilateral cooperation in agriculture and food security.
“Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan also highlighted the importance of facilitating cooperation through improved connectivity, streamlined procedures, and practical coordination at the operational level,” the Pakistani food security ministry said.
