TEHRAN (IRNA) -- First Vice President Parviz Davoudi and Pakistani Premier Yousaf Raza Gilani on Thursday called for adoption of a defined strategy to fight terrorist groups and terrorism.

The two sides discussed the issue over phone on Thursday.
According to the Presidential Office Information Center, Davoudi strongly condemned the recent terrorist act against the Pakistani premier and expressed satisfaction that the Pakistani premier had escaped unhurt from firing at his car.
He also referred to kidnapping of some Iranian nationals by bandits and terrorist groups and their transfer to Pakistan and said ""We hope that Tehran and Islamabad will cooperate to free the hostages and seriously deal with terrorists.""
There are ample untapped potentials for expansion of mutual, regional and international cooperation between the two countries, Davoudi said and called for promotion of such cooperation.
Wishing for success and prosperity of the Pakistani government and its nation, he underlined that Iran regards Pakistan's security as its own and to this end it will spare no efforts.
The Pakistani premier, for his part, thanked Iran's stands against terrorism and said ""Terrorists do not believe in any religions or ideology and we hope through mutual cooperation we will adopt a defined strategy to seriously deal with them."" Expansion of border cooperation plays a significant role in deterring terrorists, he said, adding that ""There is no doubt that adoption of such joint strategy against terrorists will defeat them."" Shots were fired at the motorcade of Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani Wednesday afternoon around 15:30 local time when he was returning from Lahore to Islamabad. The Pakistani premier survived the incident.