Iran-US War: Negotiations Between Parties Ongoing to Normalise Situation, FO Says
Pakistan says it is working to restore technical-level US-Iran talks and ease tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, while urging maximum restraint.
- On Thursday, Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi stated that Pakistan is doing its 'utmost' to bring the United States and Iran back to the negotiating table under the Islamabad MoU signed last month.
- The Islamabad MoU, signed June 18, aimed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end conflict after 60 days of negotiations, but hostilities resumed July 7 following accusations of violations.
- Andrabi urged both the United States and Iran to exercise 'maximum restraint and fully adhere to their commitment to resume technical-level talks' in line with the Pakistan-Qatar joint statement.
- The Deputy Prime Minister welcomed Kuwait's ratification of the Pakistan-Kuwait Defence Cooperation Agreement, describing it as strengthening institutional defence ties between the two countries.
- Addressing the press, Andrabi rejected a Germany-based Deutsche Welle documentary about Pakistan's nuclear programme as 'misleading,' calling on the outlet to 'exercise greater editorial responsibility when reporting on issues with far-reaching implications.
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Iran-US war: negotiations between parties ongoing to normalise situation, FO says
Pakistan has reiterated that dialogue and diplomacy remain the only viable path forward amid the prevailing tensions and hostilities in the Middle East. At his weekly news briefing in Islamabad on Thursday, Foreign Office Spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said Pakistan welcomes all efforts aimed at sustaining cessation of hostilities and resumption of dialogue between Iran and the United States, state-run Radio Pakistan reported. “Pakistan is engaged a…
Pakistan 'doing its utmost' to bring US and Iran back to negotiating table: Foreign Office
Pakistan is actively working to bring the US and Iran back to the negotiating table. The nation supports dialogue and diplomacy as the only viable path forward. Regional security remains a significant concern despite a recent lull in hostilities. Both nations are urged to exercise maximum restraint and honor their commitments. Negotiations continue to normalize the situation and achieve de-escalation.
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The last two days have seen Saudi Arabia join the US in striking militant groups in Iraq, and Egypt come under fire for the first time with a drone attack at a Mediterranean port. On Thursday morning, Jordan reported intercepting incoming Iranian missiles for a second day running, while Kuwait said an Iranian strike that hit a building belonging to a Chinese company killed one person. The return to direct hostilities followed a brief pause in fi…
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