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ISLAMABAD, Aug. 30 -- IranianForeignMinisterMohammadJavadZarifonThursdayarrivedhereforatwo-dayofficialvisitduringwhichhewillmeetwiththePakistanileadership, astatementfromthePakistaniMinistryofForeignAffairssaid.
ZarifisthefirstforeigntopdiplomattovisitPakistanafterthenewgovernmentledbyPrimeMinisterImranKhantookoverthechargeearlierthismonth, theministrysaid.
TheIranianforeignministerisscheduledtomeetwithImranKhan, ArmyChiefGeneralQamarJavedBajwaandhisPakistanicounterpartShahMahmoodQureshi, theforeignministrysaid.
Soonafterhisarrival, ZarifhadameetingwithAsadQaiser, speakeroftheNationalAssembly, thelowerhouseofPakistan'sparliament.
Accordingtoastatementissuedfromthespeaker'soffice, QaisertoldtheIranianforeignministerthatthetwocountrieshadcloserelationsfordecadeswhichshouldbefurtherstrengthenedforthebilateralbenefits.
Qaisersaidthatcloserelationsbetweenthetwosidesarevitalfordevelopment, prosperityandpeaceintheregion, addingthattheyshouldfurthercooperateinthefieldsoftrade, investmentandenergy.
ZarifappreciatedPakistan'ssacrificesandsuccessesinthewaragainstterrorismandextremism, sayingthatIranisPakistan'sclosepartnerinitseffortstoestablishpeace.
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