ISLAMABAD – Iran’s foreign minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian will arrive in Pakistan on January 29 as Islamabad and Tehran decided to restore diplomatic ties, the Foreign Office (FO) said on Monday.
The development comes amid the de-escalation of ties between the neighboring countries following an Iranian air raid in Balochistan, after which Islamabad hits back at Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan province.
In a statement, the Foreign Office said a telephone conversation between two foreign ministers of Pakistan and Iran was held and it has been mutually agreed that ambassadors may return to their respective posts by January 26, 2024.
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The announcement further said Foreign Office said that the Iranian foreign minister would travel to Pakistan on January 29 at the invitation of Pakistan’s top diplomat.
Earlier, Pakistan’s envoy to Western neighbor said he was delighted that leaderships of both Pakistan and Iran adroitly handled difficult moment, putting ties back on track.
Islamabad earlier responded quickly, withdrawing its envoy from Iran and announced that it would not allow Iranian envoy to continue as a protest in an ‘attack on sovereignty’.
Pakistan also responded with precise strikes on terrorists’ hideouts inside Iran. The recent skirmishes were the recent unrest in tensions that raised alarm over wider instability in the region.
