Pakistan Welcomes Iran Nuclear Agreement

"We are indeed very happy that this has taken place and the foreign ministry in Pakistan has welcomed this development. Iran is a close brotherly country, close neighbour, a good friend and of course anything that contributes to peace and stability and normalcy in the region is welcomed," Bashir said.Iran and six world powers clinched a deal on Sunday (November 24) curbing the Iranian nuclear programme in exchange for initial sanctions relief, signalling the start of a game-changing rapprochement that could ease the risk of a wider Middle East war.

Aimed at ending a dangerous standoff, the agreement between Iran and the United States, France,Germany, Britain, China and Russia was clinched after more than four days of tortuous negotiations in the Swiss city of Geneva.

Bashir said the deal will help Boost relations trade with neighbouring countries.

"I am sure this will lead to opening of better cooperation in all sectors, economy, trade and energy between Iran and its neighbouring countries including Pakistan and the rest of the region," said Bashir.

Meanwhile, India also welcomed the agreement.

Halting Iran's most sensitive nuclear work, its higher-grade enrichment of uranium, it was tailored as a package of confidence-building steps towards reducing decades of tension and banish the spectre of war over Iran's nuclear aspirations.

The West has long suspected that Iran has been seeking covertly to develop a nuclear weapons capability. The Islamic Republic, a major oil producer, denies that, saying its nuclear programme is a peaceful quest for an alternative source of electricity to serve a rapidly expanding population.

But Iran's arch foe Israel denounced it as a "bad deal" and said it would not be bound by it.