Iran FM plans to visit Pakistan, India this week, Baghaei tells Press TV
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi plans to visit Pakistan and India this week as part of Tehran’s ongoing consultations with regional countries, said the Foreign Ministry spokesman.
Esmaeil Baghaei told Press TV on Saturday that Araghchi will arrive in Pakistan on Monday to engage in discussions with senior Pakistani officials.
The talks will focus on enhancing bilateral relations and addressing the latest developments at the regional and international levels, he said.
Additionally, Baghaei confirmed that the foreign minister will pay an official visit to India later in the week.
The planned visits will come amid heightened tensions between the nuclear-armed Pakistan and India over the April 22 attack in the Pahalgam tourist resort in the Indian-administered Kashmir, which claimed the lives of 26 civilians.
India has blamed Pakistan for the attack, but Pakistan has rejected the accusations.
In a telephone conversation with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 26, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian reiterated Tehran’s strong condemnation of the terror attack in Kashmir, stressing the need for a joint fight against terrorism.
In a separate phone call with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on the same day, Pezeshkian expressed deep concern over the rising tensions between India and Pakistan in the wake of the attack.
The Iranian foreign minister also held a phone conversation with Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Muhammad Ishaq Dar, on April 26 during which he voiced Tehran’s readiness to help ease tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad.
