ISLAMABAD: Iran’s Ambassador to Pakistan Reza Amiri Moghadam on Sunday expressed “sincere and wholehearted gratitude” to Pakistan’s government, military and people for their efforts to support diplomacy and promote peace in the region, following Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s second visit to Islamabad in two days.
In a statement posted on X, the Iranian envoy said Araghchi’s visit formed part of a broader regional diplomatic trip aimed at reviewing bilateral ties and consulting on regional developments.
Ambassador Moghadam commended Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir for their “tireless efforts and good office initiative” to help end the US-Iran war and bring lasting peace to the region.
“I would like to express my sincere and wholehearted gratitude and appreciation to the government, army and people of Pakistan, especially H.E. Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir, for their tireless efforts and good office initiative to end the war and bring lasting peace to the region,” the Iranian Ambassador stated.
At the end of This round of the visit of the Iranian delegation, H.E. Syyed Abbas Araghchi, Honorable Minister of Foreign Affairs to Pakistan at the onset of the regional diplomatic tour, which was carried out with the aim of reviewing bilateral relations and consulting on the…
— Reza Amiri Moghadam (@IranAmbPak) April 26, 2026
Iranian foreign minister’s visit to Pakistan
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Pakistan on Sunday after completing a brief visit to Oman, Iranian media reported, as Islamabad intensified diplomatic efforts to revive talks between Washington and Tehran.
Araghchi landed at Nur Khan Airbase in Rawalpindi and held meetings with senior Pakistani officials during a short stop in Islamabad, according to the reports.
In Oman, Araghchi held talks with Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said on security in the Strait of Hormuz and diplomatic efforts to end the Iran-US conflict.
The Iranian foreign minister later departed for Moscow following his engagements in Pakistan.
Araghchi had been in Islamabad only the day before, after which he travelled to Oman, while other Iranian envoys had headed back to Tehran “to consult and obtain the necessary instructions on issues related to ending the war”, according to ISNA news agency.
Before Saturday’s Iran-Pakistan meetings in Islamabad, the White House had announced that Trump’s peace envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner were planning to leave for Pakistan to engage in further negotiations.
But Trump later told Fox News he had scrapped the trip, saying there was no point “sitting around talking about nothing”.
He dismissed Tehran’s negotiating position, but added that it had revised its proposal within minutes of his decision.
“They gave us a paper that should have been better and — interestingly — immediately when I cancelled it, within 10 minutes, we got a new paper that was much better,” he told reporters, without elaborating.
Araghchi terms Pakistan visit fruitful
On Saturday, Araghchi termed his visit to Pakistan as fruitful, appreciating Islamabad’s efforts to promote peace and stability in the region.
In a post on X he acknowledged Pakistan’s positive role in supporting dialogue and reducing tensions.
“Very fruitful visit to Pakistan, whose good offices and brotherly efforts to bring back peace to our region we very much value,” he said.
“Shared Iran’s position concerning a workable framework to permanently end the war on Iran. Have yet to see if the U.S. is truly serious about diplomacy,” he added.
Earlier, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had hailed the meeting with Araghchi as the “most warm, cordial exchange of views on the current regional situation”.
“We also discussed matters of mutual interest, including the further strengthening of Pakistan–Iran bilateral relations,” he said on X.
Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar posted on social media that the meeting with the Iranian delegation lasted around two hours and Pakistan emphasised “the importance of dialogue and diplomacy”.
