Iranian Foreign Minister arrives in Pakistan for talks over Yemen crisis

Islamabad- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarf arrived in Pakistan today, for talks about the crisis in Yemen, officials said.

A senior Pakistani Foreign Ministry official Syed Sajjad Haider and Iranian diplomats received the Iranian Foreign Minister, on arrival at Islamabad airport.

Zarif will hold official talks with Pakistan’s top adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz, and both will talk to the media after their talks, the Foreign Ministry said. The Iranian Foreign Minister arrived from Oman, where he exchanged views with Omani officials on the crisis in Yemen.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham said on Tuesday that Zarif would convey Iran's deep concern, over the humanitarian plight in Yemen in his talks in Pakistan and Oman.

Section of the media has reported that Iran was concerned at reports, that Islamabad support Saudi Arabia and its Arab allies in strikes against Houthis in Yemen.

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