Iran and Pakistan to form joint rapid reaction force at border: Rouhani
1 / 2FILE PHOTO: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a news conference on a visit to BaghdadFILE PHOTO: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a news conference with Iraqi President Barham Salih in Baghdad, Iraq, March 11, 2019.
"We agreed to increase the security cooperation of the two countries, our border forces, our intelligence forces," Rouhani said during the conference, which was broadcast live on state TV."And also to form a joint quick reaction force on the border of the two countries for fighting terrorism.""The most important reason why I'm here, Mr. President, is because I felt that the issue of terrorism was going to ...
"The terrorist groups that are the source of insecurity on the border receive money and weapons from enemies and one of the aims of the unrest ... is to poison the two countries' relations," state media quoted Khamenei as saying. Shi’ite Muslim Iran says militant groups operate from safe havens in Pakistan and has repeatedly called on Islamabad to crack down on them.
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