Islamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister has stressed that the Iranian missile program was never part of the negotiation and the memorandum of understanding his country mediated between Iran and the US. Pakistani prime minister made the comments in a joint press conference with the visiting Iranian delegation headed by President Masoud Pezehskian in Islamabad on Tuesday.

According to Islamic Republic News Agency, Sharif stated that the ballistic missile issue was never raised in the talks between Iran and the United States, and it was not on the negotiating table, nor was it included in the MoU by any means. He asserted that there is no question or doubt about that.

President Pezehskian, for his part, emphasized the depth of relations between Tehran and Islamabad, describing Pakistan as far more than a neighboring country.