Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Monday thwarted Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif\u2019s attempt to raise the Kashmir issue as he kicked off his crucial three-day visit to Islamabad. While making his opening statement during the joint presser, Sharif thanked the Iranian President for taking Pakistan\u2019s side on the Kashmir dispute between Islamabad and New Delhi. \u201cWe are thankful to Iran for its support for the Kashmir cause,\u201d said Sharif adding that both sides have identified and agreed to cooperate on matters of mutual interest and regional concern.<\/p>\n
However, he failed to get any word of support from the Iranian President as he refrained from giving any comment on the issue and remained focused on addressing the Israel-Palestine conflict. \u201cIt is now established how the United Nations has failed to live up to its mandate and stop the ongoing genocide of innocent Palestinians in Gaza by Israel,\u201d he said during his opening statement at the joint presser at the Prime Minister\u2019s house. The Iranian President\u2019s comments are being seen as a clear snub to Islamabad on its repeated efforts to garner support on the Kashmir dispute from regional and global players.<\/p>\n
\u201cPakistan should know better about the relationship between Iran and India. Our Prime Minister should have been careful in mentioning Kashmir during the presser, knowing that Iran\u2019s main focus is on its current conflict with Israel,\u201d said Abdullah Momand, a political analyst. \u201cKashmir issue and Pakistan\u2019s diplomatic efforts to gather support have not been strong enough to get a supportive statement out of a country\u2019s supreme leader like Raisi. It was rather embarrassing to see that our premier thanked the Iranian President for a supportive stance on the Kashmir dispute, a stance that was neither established nor reciprocated by Raisi,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
However, while Pakistan failed to get any word on Kashmir from the Iranian President, both sides agreed to increase the volume of trade and business ties to at least $10 billion. \u201cWe are committed to strengthening relations to high levels. Economic and trade volume between Iran and Pakistan is not acceptable. We have decided as a first step to increase trade volume between our two countries to $10 billion,\u201d Raisi said during the presser. At least 10 MoUs (Memorandum of Understanding) were signed between the two countries that aim at enhancing mutual cooperation towards trade and development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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