Leading a high ranking delegation, Amirabdollahian left Tehran’s Meharabad airport late on Sunday as he was seen off by Pakistan’s new ambassador to Iran Muhammad Mudassir Tipu.
He will meet senior Pakistani government officials to discuss security, economic and trade issues during the one-day visit, according to an 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 will return to their posts following problems caused by cross-border missile strikes against hideouts of terrorists in the two countries earlier this month.
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