ISLAMABAD - At the head of a delegation, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Reza Moayeri will pay a three-day visit to Islamabad on Jan.22.

A well-placed source told 'IRNA' here that the delegation would also include experts from Iran's Institute for Political and International Studies.

Arriving on Wednesday, the delegation will hold meetings with senior Pakistani officials and also participate in the Third Iran-Pakistan Bilateral Forum.

Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad and Institute for Political and International Studies are co-organizing the forum. The first meeting of the forum was held in Islamabad while the second in Tehran.

The forum will comprise three sessions and will be held on Friday.

The Iranian and Pakistani think-tank will exchange views on bilateral relations and future prospects, recent developments in Afghanistan, regional situation, Iran's policies in the region, situation in Central Asia and the new U.S. security doctrine and its impact on the region.

Among others, Pakistan's former Foreign Minister Inamul Haq will also attend the forum.