ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday stressed the importance of dialogue and diplomacy for achieving lasting regional peace during a meeting with US Chargé d’Affaires Natalie A. Baker.
The US Chargé d’Affaires Natalie A. Baker called on Deputy PM Dar on Tuesday in Islamabad.
The meeting focused on Pakistan-US bilateral cooperation and recent regional developments. Dar underscored the importance of dialogue and diplomacy for lasting peace.
Deputy PM Dar appreciated the positive trajectory in Pakistan-US relations and stressed the need for regular engagement on issues of mutual interest.
Referring to the upcoming 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the Deputy PM noted that Pakistan’s delegation would be led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
The U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Natalie A. Baker called on Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar @MIshaqDar50 today.
Discussions focused on Pakistan-U.S. bilateral cooperation and recent regional developments. He underscored the importance of dialogue and… pic.twitter.com/WMV2eUPgs7
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Pakistan is mediating between the US and Iran in efforts to revive talks under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) framework to permanently end the conflict through diplomacy and dialogue.
Pakistan has been the principal mediator between Iran and the United States after helping secure a ceasefire on April 8 and hosting high-level talks between the two sides in Islamabad on April 12 and 13.
Under the Islamabad MoU, Iran and the United States committed to halt military operations, reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping and negotiate a comprehensive agreement covering Iran’s nuclear programme, US sanctions and a permanent ceasefire within 60 days.
Pakistan and Qatar later co-mediated the first round of high-level talks in Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 21. The meeting was attended by Vance and Ghalibaf.
The Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, signed in June, provides the framework for ending the US-Iran conflict and pursuing a negotiated settlement.
Islamabad has maintained that the MoU remain the basis for reviving diplomacy.
Pakistan’s Foreign Office said on September 2 that the country remained engaged alongside other states in efforts to resolve the crisis.
