Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have called for expanding strategic cooperation between the two countries. The two sides met on the sidelines of the 2026 UN Climate Change Conference (COP31) in Türkiye on Wednesday, discussing bilateral political and economic relations. They stressed the need to strengthen regional cooperation, expand trade and economic ties, and enhance coordination to promote stability, security and mutual interests.