Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian on Monday visited Islamabad at the invitation of his Pakistani counterpart Jalil Abbas Jilani.
This diplomatic engagement took place amidst tension in relations following recent reciprocal strikes between the two countries. Upon landing at the Nur Khan airbase, the Iranian Foreign Minister was received by Rahim Hayat Qureshi, Pakistan’s Additional Foreign Secretary for Afghanistan and West Asia.
In a post on X, Pakistan Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mumtaz Zehra Baloch wrote, “Foreign Minister H.Amir Abdollahian has arrived in Islamabad at the invitation of Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani. He was received at the Nur Khan airbase by Additional Foreign Secretary (Afghanistan and West Asia) Rahim Hayat.”
While on his visit, Abdollahian is scheduled to engage in comprehensive discussions with his Pakistani counterpart Jilani and the caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan, Anwaar ul Haq Kakar, to restore and improve bilateral relations.
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