Iran, Pakistan Sign Two Agricultural Cooperation Agreements

TEHRAN (Iran News) The signing ceremony took place with Iran’s Minister of Agriculture Jihad, Gholamreza Nouri, and Pakistan’s Minister of National Food Security and Research, Rana Tanveer Hussain, in attendance.

Minister Nouri said the agreements mark the conclusion of a three-day visit by a Pakistani delegation and reflect the outcomes of joint discussions. The documents include the establishment of the first Iran-Pakistan Joint Agricultural Committee and a cooperation framework in the fields of plant protection and quarantine.

Highlighting the complementarity of the two countries in the field of food security, Nouri noted:

“Over the past few days, we seriously followed up on the agreements reached during the President’s visit to Pakistan, particularly in food security, agriculture, and trade in agricultural products. These talks resulted in documents that will help remove barriers to the export of certain agricultural and food items.”

He predicted that agricultural and food trade between Iran and Pakistan, currently valued at $1.3 billion annually, could rise to $3 billion within the next two years.

According to Nouri, Pakistan has pledged to source its needed agricultural and food imports from Iran, while Iran will procure essential goods that Pakistan exports. He added that barter trade could accelerate the exchange of goods between the two nations.

During the ceremony, Minister Hussain thanked Iran’s Ministry of Agriculture Jihad for its hospitality and described the agreements as a continuation of the positive momentum created by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s recent visit to Pakistan.

“President Pezeshkian’s visit opened a new chapter in the warm relations between our two brotherly countries, which share deep cultural and historical ties,” Hussain said. “Cooperation Agreements”

He explained that following the President’s trip, Pakistan’s Prime Minister instructed him to pursue the agricultural cooperation initiatives discussed during the visit.

The two ministers held bilateral and technical meetings that resulted in the preparation of two documents: one outlining general agricultural cooperation and another specifying technical collaboration in various agricultural fields.

Hussain emphasized that Iran is not just a friendly country but a brotherly one, adding:

“We are ready to cooperate in all areas of agriculture to meet the needs of both nations by relying on each other’s strengths and production capabilities.”

He concluded by inviting Minister Nouri to visit Pakistan, promising a warm and heartfelt welcome.