Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, after visiting Saudi Arabia, arrived in Tehran on Jan.19, to mediate the Tehran-Riyadh relations, IRNA news agency reported.

Iran’s relations with Saudi Arabia have severely deteriorated recently after the kingdom’s execution of a prominent Shia cleric, Nimr al-Nimr, on Jan. 2.

Sharif, who is the first head of state to visit Iran is post-sanctions era, will meet with President Hassan Rouhani and Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri.

Iran announced on Jan.18 that it welcomes any efforts by other nations to play a peacemaker role between Tehran and Riyadh.

According to the IRNA report, Sharif will also invite Rouhani to visit Pakistan.

/By Trend/