We show you our most important and recent visitors news details Diplomatic efforts continue to end US-Iran conflict amid fresh escalation in the following article
Hind Al Soulia - Riyadh - ISLAMABAD — Pakistan on Thursday called on the United States and Iran to adhere to the ceasefire stressing the need to “widen the space” for dialogue as diplomatic efforts continued to end the conflict despite fresh escalation.
“Pakistan remains deeply concerned at the situation” in the Middle East, “marked by recent escalation,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Tahir Andrabi told reporters in Islamabad.
Pakistan helped broker a ceasefire on April 8 following a conflict that began on Feb. 28 after US and Israeli military action against Iran.
Since then, Islamabad has served as a key mediator between the parties, hosting a round of high-level US-Iran talks on April 11-12.
The latest statement came after the US and Iran engaged in renewed fighting, exchanging air and missile strikes.
“Pakistan reaffirms its support for the peaceful resolution of all outstanding issues; we are of the view that diplomacy and dialogue should be the guiding principles for achieving a negotiated settlement of all contentious issues in accordance with the rights and responsibilities of the relevant parties,” Andrabi said.
He added that Pakistan’s mediatory and facilitative efforts “have endeavored to end hostilities, save lives and give diplomacy a chance in this regard.”
“It is hard to be an optimist in the new exchange of hostilities. We haven’t lost hope, we remain engaged,” Andrabi said.
“Let’s not draw curtains on Pakistan’s mediation approach,” he added.
Andrabi said Pakistan’s interior minister had recently returned from Tehran, confirming that he had delivered a message and letter from the prime minister to the Iranian leadership as part of Islamabad’s mediation efforts.
Other diplomatic efforts also appeared to be continuing. CNN reported on Thursday that talks aimed at reaching a deal between Washington and Tehran remain on track following overnight negotiations.
Efforts to reach a preliminary deal between Iran and the US have intensified despite the latest escalation, with discussions focusing on a mechanism over releasing frozen Iranian funds, Reuters reported on Thursday citing Iranian sources.
Separately, Qatari negotiators departed Tehran on Thursday after discussions with Iranian officials that lasted into the early hours of the morning, a diplomat told AFP. The talks were conducted in coordination with the United States, the source said.
The diplomatic activity came despite a fresh round of military escalation. The United States launched a second wave of airstrikes on Iran early Thursday after President Donald Trump warned that Tehran would “pay the price” for stalled negotiations.
Iran responded with strikes targeting Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan.
These were the details of the news Diplomatic efforts continue to end US-Iran conflict amid fresh escalation for this day. We hope that we have succeeded by giving you the full details and information. To follow all our news, you can subscribe to the alerts system or to one of our different systems to provide you with all that is new.
It is also worth noting that the original news has been published and is available at Saudi Gazette and the editorial team at AlKhaleej Today has confirmed it and it has been modified, and it may have been completely transferred or quoted from it and you can read and follow this news from its main source.
