Iran ambassador Hosseini meets Foreign Minister of Pakistan

Iran ambassador Hosseini meets Foreign Minister of Pakistan in Islamabad today.

During that meeting, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi also discussed regional situation with new ambassador of Iran to Pakistan.

He told him that he would visit Iran shortly. Specially, he referred to special directives of Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Iran ambassador Hosseini meets

However, their meeting took place at the Parliament House. IRNA reported it quoting Foreign Ministry.

Furthermore, it said Ambassador Seyyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini and Foreign Minister Qureshi discussed recent tensions between Tehran and.

Pakistan to reduce US-Iran tension

Qureshi underlined tensions in the region in no one’s interest while Pakistan is determined to defuse the situation in region.

FM Qureshi remains in touch with various foreign ministers of the region on the ongoing developments.

Qureshi said that on the special directives of Prime Minister Imran Khan he would pay an official visit to Iran soon.

Meanwhile, Ambassador Hosseini assured that he would make all efforts to further expand bilateral relations between Iran and Pakistan.

Backgrounder

United States warmongering and illegal airstrikes in Baghdad heighetened the tension.

The US military assassinated Lieutenant General Qasem Soleimani in illegal airstrikes near Baghdad airport.

Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units Hash al-Shaabi, Abu Mahdi Al-Mohandes also embraced martyrdom in that attack.

However, Iran also gave a crushing response by reducing US bases in Ain al Assad airbase in Iraq to ground.