Pakistan has been and will continue to play its role to facilitate engagement and dialogue between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America in the days to come.
This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar in his remarks at the conclusion of the Islamabad Talks.
Ishaq Dar expressed deep gratitude to the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America for responding to the call made by the Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif for an immediate ceasefire in the region as well as for accepting Prime Minister’s invitation for holding peace talks in Islamabad.
He said the delegation of the United States of America, headed by the US Vice President J D Vance and the delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran headed by the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Bagher Ghalibaf, arrived yesterday in Pakistan, to participate in Islamabad Talks.
The Deputy Prime Minister said he along with the Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir helped mediate several rounds of intense and constructive negotiations between the two sides, that continued through the last twenty-four hours and ended this morning.
Ishaq Dar, on behalf of Pakistan, expressed gratitude to the two sides for appreciating Pakistan’s efforts to help achieve the ceasefire and its mediatory role.
The Deputy Prime Minister said we hope that the two sides continue with the positive spirit to achieve durable peace and prosperity for the entire region and beyond. He said it is imperative that the parties continue to uphold their commitment to ceasefire.
