Tehran  - Malaysian Prime Minster Abdullah Ahmad Badawi arrived on Sunday for a three-day visit and talks with Iranian officials, state television reported.

Badawi is scheduled to meet Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday and explore ways to boost bilateral ties, the report said.

Before coming to Tehran, Badawi spent a day in the central Iranian tourist city of Isfahan, which is a sister city of the Malaysian commercial capital of Kuala Lumpur. (dpa)