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Pakistan is ready to play a constructive and positive role between Iran and Saudi Arabia, prime minister-in-waiting Imran Khan told Iranian Ambassador Mehdi Honardoost on Saturday.
The Iranian envoy had called on the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman at his Banigala residence to congratulate him on his party's victory in the 2018 general elections, a press release issued by the party said.
Ambassador Honardoost also conveyed congratulatory wishes from Iran's President Hassan Rouhani.
Iran is ready to cooperate with Pakistan in regional development, and is also keen to expand trade with Pakistan, the ambassador said.
He also expressed his desire to negotiate with Pakistan on the Iran Pakistan gas pipeline project, adding the pipeline can"change the future of Pakistan."
Imran Khan thanked the Iranian government, and reiterated Pakistan's wish to trade with Iran and regional neighbours.
The expected prime minister also said that ''Iran's role in protecting its integrity is very commendable."
Khan added he wanted to visit Iran's historical monuments one day.
PTI leaders Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Shireen Mazari, and Naeemul Haq were also present at the Banigala residence.
The Iranian ambassador is one of many foreign dignitaries to have visited Khan in recent days. The envoys of Japan, Britain, China, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have all called on the PTI chairman since the election results arrived.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi also telephoned Imran Khan to congratulate him over his party's victory, saying that India was"ready to enter a new era of relations with Pakistan,"according to PTI .
