TEHRAN (FNA)- Tehran and Islamabad officially inaugurated their international fiber optic project on Monday.

The project was inaugurated at the presence of Iranian Communications and Information Technology Minister Mahmoud Vaezi in the city of Zahedan in Southeastern Sistan and Balouchestan province.

"This project paves the way for communications between Iran and Pakistan through fiber optic," Sistan and Balouchestan Regional Director General for Communications and Information Technology Mahmoud Taheri said in Zahedan on Monday.

Vaezi travelled to Zahedan on Monday morning to inaugurate several communications and information technology projects.

Iran and Pakistan have exchanged delegations on a regular basis in the last several decades and the two Muslim neighboring nations are keen to expedite expansion of their bilateral ties.

By Fars News Agency