Iran, Pakistan ties not effected by Jundullah attack
An attack on Iran's top commanders by Pakistan-based militants does not effect relations between the two countries, Iran's top diplomat in Pakistan says
02 Kasım 2009 Pazartesi 20:56
There is not an iota of change. The plots of our enemies will not [lessen] our determination,” Iran's ambassador, Mashallah Shakeri said on Saturday.
Speaking in a press conference in the northwestern city of Peshawar, Shakeri said although security measures had been beefed up along the Iran's common border with Pakistan, Iranian authorities has refused to close the border altogether.
On October 18, at least 41 people including top commanders of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) were killed in an explosion during a unity conference between Sunni and Shia tribal leaders in the borderline city of Pishin.
The Pakistan-based Jundallah terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the bomb blast.
“We have been in contact with the right channels [in Pakistan]. We have given evidence. It is Pakistan's turn to look into it,” Shakeri told reporters.
Iran accuses certain foreign countries including the US, Britain, of supporting Jundullah, a claim refuted by both.
This is while, former army chief of staff in Pakistan General Aslam Beg, speaking to The Associated Press, said that the border village of Mand has been used as a staging point for US contacts with Jundallah.
"US aid also was funneled into the region through the Pakistani ports of Kot Kalmat and Jiwani," he told AP
There is not an iota of change. The plots of our enemies will not [lessen] our determination,” Iran's ambassador, Mashallah Shakeri said on Saturday. 
