AMMAN (Press TV) -- Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has called Iran a great and effective country in the region.

Speaking Saturday at the World Economic Forum on the Middle East in Jordan, Aziz said Pakistan has started talks and cooperation with Iran and India towards establishing security in the region.

"Pakistan tries to establish the closest relations with its neighbors," he said. He added Pakistan has "many interests in the establishment of security and stability in Afghanistan." Referring to the issue of Palestine, Prime Minister Aziz said "World powers including the United States should step up and play their role in resolving the Palestine dispute."

Aziz also called for an end to foreign interference in the Middle East.