ISLAMABAD — Pakistan on Thursday confirmed that Prime Minister Imran Khanwill pay an official visit to Iran in the near future.
Pakistan Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Dr. Mohammad Faisal replying to aquestion of IRNA at his weekly news briefing in Islamabad said the detailsof Prime Minister’s visit would be announced later.
“Yes I confirm the visit and the details of the visit would be shared indue course,” he said.
Earlier Pakistani media had reported that Prime Minister Imran Khan willsoon make a maiden visit to Tehran during which he will hold formal talkswith the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and also meet the Supreme LeaderAyatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
Meanwhile talking to IRNA, foreign ministry sources said that PrimeMinister will be visiting China on April 27 and it is expected that hewould visit Iran before that.
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The visit has been due since Imran Khan took over as prime minister inAugust last year.
In a recent interaction with a group of journalists, Iranian Ambassador toPakistan Mehdi Honardoost said soon there will be very good news forPakistan-Iran relationship.
