{"id":7418,"date":"2024-01-29T15:19:48","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T15:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/?p=7418"},"modified":"2024-01-29T15:20:28","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T15:20:28","slug":"coas-stresses-sustained-engagement-with-iran-to-address-security-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/?p=7418","title":{"rendered":"COAS stresses sustained engagement with Iran to address security concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"593\" data-id=\"7419\" src=\"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG-20240129-WA0110-1024x593.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG-20240129-WA0110-1024x593.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG-20240129-WA0110-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG-20240129-WA0110-768x444.jpg 768w, https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG-20240129-WA0110-1536x889.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG-20240129-WA0110.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Rawalpindi :&nbsp; Foreign Minister of Iran, HE Amir Abdollahian called on General Syed Asim Munir, NI (M) COAS, at GHQ.<br>Realizing the historical, religious and cultural ties that bind Pakistan and Iran, both sides emphasized on strengthening bilateral ties and fostering greater understanding of each other\u2019s concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>COAS underscored the centrality of respecting the other state\u2019s sovereignty and territorial integrity, calling it sacrosanct, inviolable and the most important cardinal of state-to-state relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two sides observed that terrorism was common threat that needed to be tackled through collaborative efforts, better coordination and intelligence sharing. COAS emphasized the need for sustained engagement and utilizing available communication channels to address security concerns. Both sides agreed to operationalize the mechanism of deployment of military liaison officers in each other\u2019s country at an early date to improve coordination and efficiency of response against common threats.<br>&nbsp;Both sides reaffirmed the resolve to remain closely engaged and not allow any spoilers to drive a wedge between the brotherly nations. Pakistan and Iran are fraternal neighbours and the destiny of both nations are intertwined. Both sides reiterated their commitment to peace, stability and prosperity in the border region which was identified as an indispensable requirement for the well-being of people living on both sides.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rawalpindi :&nbsp; Foreign Minister of Iran, HE Amir Abdollahian called on General Syed Asim Munir, NI (M) COAS, at GHQ.Realizing the historical, religious and cultural ties that bind Pakistan and&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7419,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-breaking-news","category-international"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7418","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7418"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7418\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7420,"href":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7418\/revisions\/7420"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7419"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}