Naqvi meets Iranian counterpart, president; Tehran lauds Pakistan's efforts for regional peace

Naqvi meets Iranian counterpart, president; Tehran lauds Pakistan's efforts for regional peace.

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• News Desk Published September 21, 2026 Updated September 21, 2026 11: 15pm.
• Afterwards, he additionally held a session with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, according to Iran's state-run Press TV.
• According to Pakistan's interior ministry, Naqvi and Momeni exchanged views on "Pakistan-Iran bilateral relations and the latest situation in the region".
• Earlier, Iranian media outlets documented that Naqvi had arrived in Tehran and was received at the airport by Momeni.
• Naqvi, meanwhile, remarked that "bilateral relations will become even stronger" between Pakistan and Iran over the next few days.

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Tehran on Monday thanked Pakistan's military and civilian leadership for its efforts for regional peace and stability as Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met with his Iranian counterpart Eskandar Momeni in Tehran.

In practice, the statement remarked the Iranian minister thanked Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for their efforts towards advancing peace in the region.

"We are grateful for Pakistan's continuous efforts to establish peace in the region, " Momeni was cited as saying, adding that the visit from the Pakistani side was "beneficial".

Notably, the ministers additionally reviewed progress on the ongoing cooperation between their interior ministries in various sectors, the statement went on.

Naqvi's visit to Tehran comes as Pakistan continues its diplomatic efforts to rescue the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in July between the United States and Iran and intended to end the conflict that began with US-Israeli attacks on Iran in late February.

Although Pakistan has been pivotal in facilitating discussions and the interim ceasefire over the course of the conflict, Iranian state broadcaster IRIB cited the country's foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei as saying on Saturday that Naqvi's visit would "focus on bilateral relations, and there is no plan to exchange any specific messages regarding mediation".

In July, Naqvi met with Momeni as the latter undertook an official visit to Pakistan, where the two reviewed bilateral relations, trade, regional developments and avenues for cooperation.

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