Iran attaches importance to ties with Pakistan: FM

In a phone call with Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Iran's top diplomat hailed progress made in the relations between Tehran and Islamabad and expressed the Islamic Republic's readiness to remove certain obstacles in this regard.

The Pakistani foreign minister, for his part, said his country enjoys growing relations with Iran and called for further expansion of mutual ties given Tehran's special position in the region.

MNA/PR