Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called for expansion of Tehran-Islamabad cooperation in fight against terrorism and drug trafficking.
"Such cooperation would be beneficial to both nations and regional countries," President Ahmadinejad said in a meeting with visiting Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik in Tehran on Wednesday, IRNA reported.
Supporting development and security in neighboring Pakistan, the president stated that "regional countries can establish security in the region through cooperation."
He further hailed the existing relations between Tehran and Islamabad as "excellent," and emphasized that "no one can harm" the ties between the two Muslim nations.
Malik, who arrived in Tehran as Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari's special envoy, also said that his country attaches great importance to expanding ties with the Islamic Republic.
"Pakistan always supports Iran's legitimate rights and would never let anyone to take action against Iran through its soil," he said.
Malik praised Iran's humanitarian aid to the victims of the last year's floods in Pakistan, saying "Pakistani people would never forget Iran's support."
The Pakistani minister also met with Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi and discussed the bilateral relations between the two neighbors. Press TV
