ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has asserted that Iran’s inclusion in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will mutually benefit the entire region.
In a statement issued today (Friday), the foreign minister said that stability and enduring peace in war-torn Afghanistan can also greatly benefit the region.
FM Qureshi also criticized India and said that the neighbouring country always wanted to isolate Pakistan, however, India is the one who has been now sidelined.
He further said that the Indian troops were killed, captured and wounded by Chinese forces, and following the clash, the underlying conflict with Nepal and Bangladesh also came to the fore.
The Foreign Minister also said that Pakistan has provided Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav consular access but Indian diplomats did not want to speak with him.
Earlier today (Friday), Pakistan decided for the third time to provide third counselor access to Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav. The spokesperson also shared that Islamabad has informed New Delhi about the decision.
Earlier this week, the Iranian government decided to go ahead with the rail line project from the Chahbahar port to Zahedan on its own, four years after it inked a deal with New Delhi to begin this project along the border of Afghanistan.
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