Pakistan on Wednesday said it is making “all-out” efforts, in collaboration with regional partners, to revive the long-stalled direct talks between the US and Iran to end their months-long war.
“Pakistan is making all-out efforts to bring the two parties to the negotiating table and the Islamabad MoU and pave the way for peace and stability in the region,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Tahir Andrabi told a weekly news briefing in the capital Islamabad.
Pakistan, he added, remains engaged alongside “brotherly states” in “sincere efforts” to work toward a resolution to the crisis.
Islamabad will continue to “offset spoilers using direct and indirect channels” and ensure the continuation of constructive dialogue to resolve outstanding issues, he maintained.
Commenting on Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi’s visit to Iran, he said the trip was intended to discuss bilateral relations, security issues and regional developments, notably peace and stability in the region.
Naqvi, who came to Tehran on Tuesday, met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and other dignitaries to explore how to resume the stalled direct talks with Washington.
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The interior minister, along with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, has been actively involved in the mediation process.
The US and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding on June 17 and launched negotiations toward a final agreement. However, the US violated the MoU and the talks later stalled over disagreements on security guarantees and freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most strategic routes for global energy supplies and trade.
Between July 8 and July 24, the US and Iran exchanged military strikes, with Washington launching attacks on targets inside Iran and Tehran responding by striking US military facilities and equipment in several Arab countries, from where Washington was launching its attacks on the Islamic Republic including Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait.
Source: Agencies (edited by Al-Manar)