Tehran, June 27 (IANS) Iranian and Pakistani Interior Ministers Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi and Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao have condemned terrorist acts committed on their border.
In a telephone conversation Monday, Pour-Mohammadi praised the Pakistani government for its efforts in fighting terrorist groups operating on the border and called for a sustained battle against these groups, the IRNA news agency reported.
He stressed on the importance of holding direct consultations between security officials of the two countries to discuss border problems.
Pour-Mohammadi said the exchange of visits between the two countries' presidents and senior officials points to the growing strategic relations between Tehran and Islamabad.
Sherpao, on his part, expressed his country's firm determination to fight terrorism wherever it is committed, saying he would continue his efforts to arrest members of terrorist groups.
He urged direct talks between the two countries' security officials to maintain security in their joint border.
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