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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan met with Bangladesh's Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly to discuss deepening bilateral cooperation in various areas, including trade, investment, education, and regional stability. The meetings took place on September 24 and 25, 2026, as Pakistan aims to strengthen ties with both nations amid ongoing tensions between Bangladesh and India and continued diplomatic efforts to ease the conflict between Iran and the United States. Sharif highlighted Pakistan’s commitment to fostering peace in the region through initiatives like the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-25,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On September 25, 2026, during the UN General Assembly in New York, Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan, met with Tarique Rahman, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, and discussed deepening bilateral cooperation between their countries in areas such as trade, investment, education, tourism, and people-to-people exchanges. The two leaders also agreed to maintain close coordination on regional and global issues. Additionally, Sharif congratulated Khalilur Rehman, the Bangladeshi Foreign Minister, for assuming the presidency of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly. Meanwhile, Sharif met with Masoud Pezeshkian, President of Iran, to reaffirm their deep and longstanding bonds and expressed a shared desire to further strengthen bilateral ties between Pakistan and Iran. These meetings highlight both countries' efforts to enhance regional cooperation amid strained relations with other neighbors like India.
Written for “Pakistan Deepens Regional Ties” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.
Pakistan has vowed to deepen bilateral cooperation with Dhaka and Tehran, as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met his Bangladesh counterpart Tarique Rahman and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
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Mr. Sharif posted on X, on Friday (September 25, 2026), saying he had a “warm and most cordial” exchange with Mr. Rahman.
“In our most useful discussion, Prime Minister Rehman and I agreed to further deepen Pakistan-Bangladesh bilateral cooperation in trade, investment, connectivity, education, tourism and people-to-people exchanges, while maintaining close coordination between our two countries on regional and global issues as well as at multilateral fora,” the Prime Minister said.
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Minister → post → fora
Mr. Sharif also congratulated Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rehman on assuming the presidency of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly.
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Sharif → congratulate → Assembly
The meeting comes as Dhaka seeks to strengthen ties with countries like Pakistan and China, while relations with neighbouring India remain strained.
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relations → come → India
In his meeting with Mr. Pezeshkian, Mr. Sharif said he “reaffirmed the deep and longstanding bonds between Pakistan and Iran" and their "shared desire to further strengthen bilateral cooperation" across all areas of mutual interest.
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he → say → interest
“We also had an important exchange on the evolving regional situation,” the prime minister said in a social media post on Thursday (September 24, 2026).
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minister → have → Thursday
“I reiterated Pakistan’s deep concern over the prolonged conflict and stressed the urgent need for restraint, de-escalation and sustained diplomacy.”
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I → reiterate → restraint
“We remain committed to building on the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding and will continue to play a sincere and constructive role in the pursuit of lasting peace and stability in the region,” Mr. Sharif said.
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Sharif → remain → region
He added that he deeply values Mr. Pezeshkian’s commitment to “Pakistan-Iran friendship” and the “close coordination for regional peace at this critical juncture”.
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The meeting between the two leaders came days after Pakistan Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi visited Tehran for talks with Iranian leaders and officials, seeking to revive Islamabad’s diplomatic efforts to ease tensions between Iran and the U.S. amid a continuing standoff.
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Naqvi → come → standoff
Pakistan has been playing a key mediator between Tehran and Washington to revive stalled negotiations.
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Pakistan → play → negotiations
The two parties had signed an interim peace agreement in June, which Islamabad also signed as a “guarantor”, but the process has been disrupted after military escalation by both sides.
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