ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Turkiye have welcomed the UK’s decision to ban imports from illegal Israeli settlements and restrict services linked to such settlements.
Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement posted on X that the positions were expressed during a phone call between Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.
They also reviewed bilateral relations and regional developments of mutual interest.
Pakistan, Turkiye support Two-State Solution
They also supported the Joint Statement on the Two-State Solution by the UK and other European countries.
Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar @MIshaqDar50 spoke late last night with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan @HakanFidan.
The two Ministers reviewed bilateral relations and regional developments of mutual interest.
They reaffirmed their shared… pic.twitter.com/pUsydM4p0P
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) September 10, 2026
The two sides emphasised the importance of maintaining close consultations on regional matters, including through the Regional Four (R4) framework with Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
“The two leaders agreed to meet on the sidelines of the forthcoming United Nations General Assembly session in New York,” the statement said.
Eight Muslim nations welcome UK-led sanctions
Foreign ministers of eight Muslim nations on Wednesday welcomed the steps taken by the United Kingdom and other countries against illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory.
The ministers of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Turkiye, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates hailed the decision by the Western nations to ban the import of goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and to introduce restrictions on services linked to such settlements, said a joint statement shared by Pakistan’s foreign ministry.
On Tuesday, the UK announced sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, accusing Israel’s government of turning a blind eye to the “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians by illegal settlers.
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said the move marked the “beginning of a new approach” to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which “not only calls out injustice and suffering but acts”.
Miliband said the official view of the government was that the Israeli occupation of the West Bank was unlawful because of the “entrenchment of its control, its intention to extend permanent sovereignty, and its expansionist agenda via illegal settlements”.
Muslim foreign ministers, in a joint statement, expressed the hope that this decision will help mobilise the international community to take similar actions in line with international law and hold accountable settlement organisations and individuals engaged in illegal settlement activities.
