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Latest Efforts to Free Iranian Border Guards Explained

Latest Efforts to Free Iranian Border Guards Explained
Latest Efforts to Free Iranian Border Guards Explained

Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif said Pakistani officials have pledged to help release the Iranian border guards recently abducted by terrorists near the common border.
In a talk with ICANA on Monday, Zarif pointed to his recent visit to Pakistan and said Pakistani officials he met, including the prime minister, foreign minister and army commander, promised to step up their efforts to secure the release of the abducted border guards. 
“During the trip to Pakistan, we agreed to take measures to prevent vicious acts [in border areas] in the long run,” he said, adding that closer cooperation in securing the border is among the agreements. 
Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Ground Force Mohammad Pakpour also traveled to Pakistan on October 22 to pursue the issue of Iranian border guards who had been kidnapped and taken into Pakistan by terrorists earlier that month.
Pakistani-based terrorists kidnapped 12 Iranian forces at a border post in Mirjaveh region in Sistan-Baluchestan Province on October 15.

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