ISLAMABAD: Senate Deputy Chairman Abdul Ghafoor Haideri has said that Iran was we
lcome 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 nei
ghbours and because nei
ghbours had rights on each other, Pakistan was interested in forging even st
ronger relations with Iran than those that exist today. He said, “We have enjoyed good relations in past and enjoy good relations today, but we want even st
ronger relations 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 sit
uation, Iran and Pakistan should make their relations strong despite any small differ
ences.
He said, “We we
lcome the participation of Iran in CPEC because Iran is our nei
ghbour and Chabahar and Gwadar ports are very close to each other. The two ports can play a complementary role in regional development.”