A Foreign Office statement issued here said the meeting was held on Khar's arrival in Tehran on Sunday. Foreign Minister Khar is accompanying Prime Mister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on his visit to Iran.
Foreign Minister Khar apprised the Iranian Foreign Minister of the magnitude of the devastation caused by monsoon rains in southern Pakistan.
Foreign Minister Salehi said in solidarity with the Pakistani people and as an urgent response to the appeal for assistance by President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minster Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani, the Iranian government would send to Pakistan two plane loads of relief goods especially tents, on September 12.
Foreign Minister Khar thanked her Iranian counterpart for this immediate response.
The two sides also discussed the global and regional situation with particular focus on peace and stability in Afghanistan.
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