
Ambassador of Iran to Pakistan Mehdi Honardoost was also present in the meeting held at Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Iranian Foreign Minister after the meeting left to meet Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa.
Zarif arrived in Islamabad on Thursday evening to hold talks with Pakistani leadership on bilateral relations and regional situation.
During the visit he will brief the Pakistani leadership on current regional developments.
It is pertinent to mention that this is Zarif’s tenth visit to Pakistan since he became Iranian foreign minister in 2013.
About a week ago, Zarif visited Turkmenistan, India, Japan and China and held talks with top officials of the four Asian countries on the US measures to create tension in the region and Iranian commitment to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action endorsed by the UN Security Council Resolution 2231.
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