Pakistani premier stresses promoting economic ties with Iran

TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (ISNA)-Pakistan’s prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani stressed signing Iran-Pakistan’s free trade agreement to raise bilateral commercial exchanges by one billion dollar.

The volume of commercial exchanges between the two neighbors has reached to 572 million dollars over last two years, Pakistan’s Associated Press wrote.

He also called for receiving 1100 megawatts power from Iran to meet Pakistan’s energy shortage.