TEHRAN – Iranian military chief of staff Maj. Gen. Mohammad Hossein Bacheri has announced Iran’s determination to establish a joint working group with the Pakistani military.
General Baqeri made the announcement by telephone with General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, chairman of the Pakistan Army’s Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC). During the call, the Iranian general congratulated General Mirza on his appointment as JCSC chief.
He noted the good relations between the militaries of the two countries from the past to the present and the trend towards the development of defense and security cooperation, especially in enhancing security on the common border. Maj. Gen. Bakheri announced that the Islamic Republic of Iran’s armed forces are ready to set up a joint military task force between the two countries, accelerating the proposal of former head of the JCSC, General Nadeem Raza.
The Armed Forces Chief of Staff also appreciated the mutual meetings of high-ranking commanders and the use of both countries’ training, operational, security and technical capabilities as a sign of both countries’ seriousness in developing domestic cooperation. National interest framework.
Shamshad Mirza, thanking Maj. Gen. Bakheri for his congratulations and concern, called the common border between the two countries a border of peace and friendship. According to Iran’s official news agency IRNA, he said that the Islamic Republic of Pakistan has always supported the interests of the Islamic Republic of Iran in international fora, especially on the issue of nuclear energy, and that there would be no interest in expanding interaction between the two countries. He announced that he had no problems. .
He considered accelerating the activation of the two countries’ joint military working groups as one of the Pakistani military’s priorities. He thanked the leadership of the Islamic Republic of Iran for its unwavering support on the Kashmir issue.
General Mirza also asked General Bacheri to deliver greetings to the leader of the Islamic Revolution and the president of Iran.
Baqeri had a telephone conversation with Pakistan’s new army chief, General Asim Munir, in December. In the phone conversation, the Iranian general congratulated General Munir on becoming Pakistan’s new army chief, Tasnim reported.
Emphasizing the impact of Iran-Pakistan cooperation on security along the border, Iran’s top military commander called for greater security and defense ties with neighbors, Tasnim said.
Maj. Gen. Bakheri stressed the need to promote defense and security cooperation between Tehran and Islamabad, saying expanding defense ties between the two neighbors would enhance security along their common border.
The two commanders also emphasized continued cooperation between Iran and Pakistan in ensuring border security, combating terrorist groups, expanding economic activity in the border areas, and transforming their common border into a border of friendship and fraternity. considered the plan.
