Pakistan Tuesday welcomed the comprehensive nuclear agreement reached between Iran and the six major world powers, saying reciprocal confidence-building measures relating to Tehran's nuclear programme auger well for peace and security in the region. "Pakistan welcomes the important comprehensive nuclear agreement reached between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the P5 + 1," said Foreign Office spokesperson Qazi Khalilullah, adding Pakistan has consistently maintained that the Iran nuclear issue should be peacefully resolved through dialogue.
As a neighbouring country, he said that Pakistan has also reiterated that reciprocal confidence-building measures relating to Iran's nuclear programme auger well for peace and security in our region. "We look forward to the expeditious and smooth implementation of the provisions of the comprehensive nuclear agreement by all its signatories," he added. Following intense talks, negotiators from Iran and the P5+1 group of countries reached an agreement over Tehran's nuclear programme in the Austrian capital of Vienna.
On Monday, Adviser to the Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz told reporters Pakistan has always encouraged to resolve the issues through dialogue, adding the lifting of sanctions from Iran would also help boost bilateral trade between Pakistan and Iran. He said that it would pave the way for an enhanced co-operation between Pakistan and Iran in various fields including in the energy sector, adding the deal would also help achieve progress on Pakistan-Iran (IP) Gas Pipeline project. He expressed the confidence that after lifting of economic sanctions, Iran would integrate with regional and global economic markets and this would benefit different countries, including Pakistan.