Pakistan facilitated direct US-Iran talks, says PM Shehbaz

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Monday that Pakistan would continue to play its part for lasting peace in the Middle East and stated that Islamabad had facilitated high-level direct talks between the United States and Iran for the first time.

According to the prime minister, Pakistan remains committed to efforts aimed at reducing tensions and supporting a sustainable peace process in the region. He said the country’s role would continue as part of broader efforts to help address the US-Iran conflict.

The prime minister’s remarks came in the context of the ongoing situation involving Washington and Tehran. He said Pakistan had helped enable direct engagement at a senior level between the two sides, describing it as the first such contact.

Pakistan’s stated role

Shehbaz said Pakistan’s efforts were still focused on helping resolve the conflict and promoting stability in the Middle East. His statement underscored Islamabad’s position that it would keep contributing to peace efforts in the region.

The prime minister said Pakistan facilitated high-level direct talks between the United States and Iran for the first time. He also said the country would continue playing its role for sustainable peace in the Middle East.

“Pakistan will continue playing its role for sustainable peace in the Middle East.”, he stated.

The development was shared by the prime minister on Monday. No further details were immediately available in the report regarding the timing, venue or participants in the talks he referred to.

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Shehbaz’s statement places Pakistan within ongoing diplomatic efforts linked to the US-Iran conflict, with the prime minister presenting Islamabad’s role as one focused on dialogue and de-escalation. He said full efforts were still under way to resolve the conflict.

The prime minister’s comments did not elaborate further on the mechanism through which Pakistan facilitated the talks, but he clearly linked the effort to the goal of sustainable peace in the Middle East.

Pakistan has now publicly stated, through the prime minister, that it helped bring about direct high-level contact between the United States and Iran and that its efforts toward a peaceful resolution remain ongoing.