Iranian Foreign Miner Araghchi arrives in Pakan ahead of his trip to India | World News

Iranian Foreign Miner Abbas Araghchi arrived in Pakan on Monday on a day-long visit to hold talks with the country’s leadership ahead of his trip to New Delhi, amid tensions between India and Pakan following the deadly Pahalgam terror attack.
The visit comes days after Araghchi offered to defuse tensions between India and Pakan, saying Tehran stands ready to use its good offices in Islamabad and New Delhi to “forge greater understanding at this difficult time.”
Radio Pakan reported that during his visit, Araghchi will hold important meetings with President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Miner Shehbaz Sharif, and Deputy Prime Miner Mohammad Ishaq Dar.
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The two sides will also exchange views on regional and global developments.
Pakan and Iran enjoy close bilateral relations.
Araghchi’s visit is expected to further strengthen the exing ties and enhance cooperation between the two countries.
On Saturday, Iranian Foreign Minry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei told the Iranian state-run Press TV that Foreign Miner Araghchi plans to visit Pakan and India as part of Tehran’s ongoing consultations with regional countries. Their talks will focus on enhancing bilateral relations and addressing the latest developments at the regional and international levels, he added.
Baghaei also confirmed that the top Iranian diplomat will pay an official visit to India later in the week.Story continues below this ad
The Iranian foreign miner’s visit comes amid tensions between Pakan and India following the Pahalgam terror attack. Terrors killed 26 people in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam on April 22, in the deadliest attack in the Valley since the Pulwama strike in 2019.
Araghchi had condemned the Pahalgam attack “strongly and unequivocally”.