KABUL -- Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia-Pacific Affairs, Mohsen Aminzadeh, heading a delegation, arrived here Friday to discuss bilateral ties and regional issues as well as Iran's role in the reconstruction of Afghanistan.

During his two-day stay in Kabul, Aminzadeh is expected to meet with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Vice-President and Minister of Defense, Mohammad Qasim Fahim, Minister of Education and presidential advisor for national security, Mohammad Yunis Qanooni, Interior Minister Ahmad Ali Jalali and a number of other ranking officials of that country.

This is Aminzadeh's second visit to Afghanistan over the past six months, IRNA reported.