TEHRAN, April 26 (Xinhua) — Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi is expected to visit Pakistan again after concluding his trip to Oman and before traveling to Russia, the official news agency IRNA reported on Saturday, citing the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s schedule.
The report said that part of the delegation accompanying Araghchi during his initial visit to Islamabad has returned to Tehran for consultations and instructions on issues related to efforts to end the conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel. The delegation is scheduled to rejoin the foreign minister in Islamabad on Sunday night.
According to IRNA, during his previous visit to Islamabad, Araghchi met Pakistani officials and conveyed Iran’s positions on the parameters of any agreement aimed at ending the conflict and restoring peace.
In a post on social media platform X, Araghchi described his visit to Pakistan as “very fruitful,” saying Iran greatly values Pakistan’s “good offices and brotherly efforts to bring back peace to our region.”
He added that during the visit, he had shared Iran’s position on a “workable framework” to permanently end the conflict, while noting, “Have yet to see if the U.S. is truly serious about diplomacy.”
Araghchi arrived in the Omani capital Muscat on Saturday night. Earlier, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said the visit to Muscat aims to hold talks with senior Omani officials on bilateral relations and regional developments.
On Feb. 28, the United States and Israel launched joint attacks on Tehran and several other Iranian cities, killing Iran’s then Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, along with senior military commanders and civilians. Iran responded by launching waves of missile and drone strikes targeting Israel and U.S. bases and assets in the Middle East.
A ceasefire was reached between the parties on April 8, followed by talks in Islamabad on April 11 and 12, which failed to produce an agreement.
Delegations from Iran and the United States were reportedly expected to hold another round of talks in Pakistan this week. Iran earlier said it would not attend any talks while the U.S. naval blockade is still in place. ■
