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Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran unite against extremism
Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran said Saturday they had agreed to work together more closely to combat extremism, illegal weapons trading and drug trafficking.
The foreign ministers of the three nations met on Saturday in Islamabad and signed a joint declaration on tackling the region's security situation as well as terrorism and the reconstruction of Afghanistan.
"The foreign ministers, as we have agreed today, will look at how to promote the regional approach to sum up the challenges that we are facing," Shah Mahmood Qureshi, the Pakistani foreign minister, said after the meeting.
"We feel that a regional, collective, comprehensive approach is required to deal with these challenges," Qureshi said.
The Iranian foreign minister said the summit had aimed to bring positive change to the the region.
"We are optimistic, not very far in the future, we will bring some constructive and positive change to the situation," Manouchehr Mottaki told reporters.