Iranian and Pakistani foreign ministers meet on sidelines of UN gathering in New York

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with his Pakistani counterpart, Mohammad Ishaq Dar, in New York, according to Iran's state news agency IRNA, as senior officials from around the world gathered on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.

Details of the specific topics discussed in the meeting were not immediately disclosed, though such bilateral talks between Tehran and Islamabad typically touch on regional security, trade and border cooperation between the two neighboring countries. Iran and Pakistan share a long border and have periodically coordinated on issues ranging from counter-terrorism to energy cooperation.

The meeting is one of many bilateral engagements taking place this week as foreign ministers and heads of state use the UN General Assembly session in New York as an opportunity for diplomacy outside the formal plenary sessions. Such sideline meetings often allow countries to address bilateral issues more directly than through multilateral forums.

Iran's diplomatic engagement at the UN comes amid a broader push by Tehran to maintain and strengthen ties with regional partners. Pakistan, for its part, has sought to balance relationships with multiple regional powers while managing its own economic and security priorities.

Neither ministry issued a detailed public readout of the discussion at the time of reporting, and further details of any agreements or joint statements were not immediately available.