ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reaffirmed that Pakistan would remain fully committed to its honest and sincere efforts to advance regional peace and security.
The prime minister expressed this resolve during a telephone call with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday.
During their warm and cordial conversation that lasted for around 45 minutes, the two leaders engaged in detailed exchanges on the current regional situation.
The prime minister thanked President Pezeshkian and the Iranian leadership for sending their high-powered delegation, led by Speaker Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, for talks in Islamabad on 11th and 12th of this month.
The prime minister apprised the Iranian president about his own recent engagements with a number of world leaders, including the leadership of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkiye.
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He stated that these interactions were most helpful in building consensus in support of a sustained process of dialogue and diplomacy, aimed at bringing lasting peace to the war-ravaged region.
The prime minister also thanked the Iranian leadership for their constructive conversations with Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir during the latter’s visit to Tehran this week.
He also conveyed his respectful regards for the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei.
The Iranian president thanked the prime minister and the Field Marshal for Pakistan’s strong commitment to the success of the peace efforts, while affirming that relations between Iran and Pakistan would continue to grow stronger in the days ahead.