WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has acknowledged Pakistan’s “sincere diplomatic and mediatory efforts” aimed at promoting peace and stability in the region and beyond.
He said this during a meeting with Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Mohammad Ishaq Dar in Washington on Friday, according to a statement issued by the Foreign Office.
The two leaders expressed satisfaction over the positive momentum in the Pak-U.S. bilateral relations and exchanged views on the evolving regional and global situation.
“Secretary Rubio acknowledged Pakistan’s sincere diplomatic and mediatory efforts for peace and stability in the region and beyond,” it said.
The Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar @MIshaqDar50 held a bilateral meeting today with the U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio @SecRubio in Washington D.C.
The two leaders expressed satisfaction over the positive momentum in the Pak-U.S.… pic.twitter.com/s3n4bCeQjh
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) May 29, 2026
Both sides agreed to further strengthen bilateral cooperation across areas of mutual interest, including trade and investment, security, and counter-terrorism.
They also committed to advancing the Pakistan–US partnership through high-level engagements, guided by shared goals of regional peace, stability, and prosperity.
Sharing details of the meeting in a statement, the US State Department said the two agreed on the “importance of working together to further strengthen a meaningful partnership that fosters security and prosperity for both Americans and Pakistanis”.
It added that also Rubio expressed his condolences for the victims of the terrorist attack in Quetta on Sunday, in which a suicide bombing targeting a shuttle train claimed more than 10 lives and left several others injured.
Later, Rubio shared these details in an X post as well.
Met with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister @MIshaqDar50 and thanked him for the role Pakistan continues to play in advancing peace in the Middle East. We agreed upon the importance of working together to further strengthen a meaningful partnership for better… pic.twitter.com/AavTAxBvAd
— Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) May 29, 2026
The meeting comes amid Islamabad’s ongoing diplomatic efforts to help broker a lasting peace agreement aimed at ending the US-Israeli conflict with Iran.
US President Donald Trump has said that Iran may be moving towards an agreement with Washington over its nuclear programme and the reopening of the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, according to a lengthy post shared on his social media platform, Truth Social.
In the post, Trump said Iran “must agree that they will never have a Nuclear Weapon or Bomb” and demanded that the Strait of Hormuz remain open for unrestricted global shipping traffic.
Pakistan brokered a ceasefire between Tehran and Washington on April 8 that halted the war involving the United States, Israel, and Iran.
On April 11, Pakistan hosted high-stakes direct talks between the US and Iranian negotiators in Islamabad.
The Islamabad Talks concluded without a final agreement; however, they paved the way for further negotiations between Washington and Tehran to permanently resolve the conflict.
