Islamabad, IRNA - Iran's newly appointed ambassador to Pakistan Reza Amiri Moghaddam has arrived in the country with an agenda to strengthen economic and trade relations and to deepen political ties between the two neighboring countries.

Chargé d'affaires of Iran's Embassy in Pakistan and a group of diplomats welcomed Amiri as he arrived in Islamabad International Airport on Wednesday. 

Iran's new ambassador is scheduled to meet with Pakistan's president in the coming days to present his credentials to the head of state.

Also, he will present a copy of his credentials to the foreign minister and deputy foreign minister of Pakistan.

Mohammad Ali Hosseini, the former Iranian ambassador to Pakistan, who had began serving in the post in mid-December 2019, returned home last month after ending his mission.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi met and held talks with new Iranian ambassadors in seven countries last month, including with Amiri, saying that efforts to develop bilateral economic and political relations as well as providing services to Iranians living abroad should top the priorities of Iranian envoys in other countries.

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