Message from Consul General of the Islamic Republic of Iran

I, as the Consul General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Karachi, offer my best felicitations to the Great Leader of the Revolution Hazrat Ayatollah Khamenie, the Honorable President Dr. Hasan Rouhani and all my dear Iranians and compatriots residing in Pakistan upon the advent of the 40th anniversary of the victory of the Islamic revolution.
The historical, civilizational and cultural backgrounds of Iran and Pakistan, on one side, and the geographical position and proximity of the two countries, on the other, have proved to be highly instrumental in attaching the people of Iran and Pakistan so closely the each other and also in giving much strength and stability to the diplomatic relations between the government of the two countries. Another factor behind the interwoven relationship is that Iran was the first country which had recognized the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and Pakistan was the first country to recognize the Revolution and the Islamic Republic of Iran.
In view of the facts stated above, the authorities in the two countries have decided that their embassies and consulates general act as a source of further strengthening and consolidation of these warm relations. Ergo, I take pride in announcing that the Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Karachi, in unison with the other diplomatic missions of Iran in Pakistan, will take all-out efforts for having a very friendly and cordial ties with the honorable local authorities, particularly the provincial rulers, Chief Minister, Assembly Speaker, ulema and religious leaders, business community specially the FPCCI and KCCI, media, public and different communities and will leave no stone unturned for further strengthening and cementing of the existing relations between the two countries.
The exchange of visits over the last two years by the President, Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, the honorable Foreign Minister and a large number of Iranian authorities to Pakistan and Pakistani authorities to Iran is the glaring example of the depth of relations and the level of understanding that exist between the two countries. These visits also reflect the positivity of direction in which the bilateral relationship between the two countries is moving.
In the field of trade, Iranian and Pakistani companies have always had an active presence in exhibitions of the two countries and have made good agreements with each other. Apart from holding of a solo exhibition by Islamic Republic of Iran in March 2017 in Karachi and the active presence of Iranian companies in various exhibitions in this country, Iranian companies had an active presence in various exhibitions in Karachi and similarly Pakistani traders also actively took part in various trade exhibitions in Iran. This fact reflects the vast potentials that the two countries have for growth of their bilateral exchanges and these potentials must be utilized properly to its maximum.
One of my main duties and that of my colleagues at this Consulate General is to assist and facilitate expansion of relations and cooperation in diplomatic, economic, trade, educational, academic and cultural fields between Iran and Pakistan, particularly expansion of trade with the province of Sindh. Therefore, all efforts of my colleagues will be focused on ensuring access for trading sides to each other's markets.
For this reason, this Consulate General and its commercial section, in pursuance of the objective of as much blossoming of relations as possible, welcome any cooperation from the business community of Pakistan including Karachi and furnish all necessary information to them together with vows for all necessary support and assistance.
Similarly, taking into view the cultural wealth and tourism potential of the two countries, we encourage travels for pilgrimage and tourism between the two countries. Willingness to serve the Pakistani pilgrims who love and are keen to visit the holy places in Iran, and facilitating their travel to my country is one of my glories. I want from the respectable pilgrims not to lose opportunity for taking a tour of Iran and seeing the remarkably beautiful places there. They must add visits to wonders of creation, nature, architecture and art in Iran to their pilgrimage itinerary.
I have a firm hope that during the current year too, the friendly relations and cooperation between Iran and Pakistan would expand further and new advancements would be witnessed in their bilateral ties.