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Iran FM arrived in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian arrived in Pakistan on Sunday night. Pakistan’s envoy to Iran Muddasir Tipu and Iranian officials saw him off at Tehran’s Meharabad Airport.
Leading a high-ranking delegation, the Iranian foreign minister will meet senior Pakistani government officials to discuss security, economic and trade issues during the one-day visit, according to the IRNA correspondent who accompanied the foreign minister’s delegation. The visit takes places at the official invitation of Pakistani Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani
It comes after Iran and Pakistan announced in a joint statement on January 22 that their respective ambassadors would return to their posts following tensions caused by cross-border missile strikes against hideouts of terrorists in the two countries earlier this month. According to diplomatic sources, the visit of the Iranian foreign minister is seen as a step towards normalization of bilateral ties.
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