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(Daily Jurat)Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar landed in Beijing on Tuesday, on a one-day official visit, to hold a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to discuss the situation in Iran and review bilateral relations, according to a post on X by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.According to MOFA, Dar departed this morning for a one-day visit to China at the invitation of his counterpart, Wang Yi.
“Both leaders will review bilateral ties and discuss regional and global issues of mutual interest. This marks his second visit to Beijing this year,” the MOFA statement said.
“We believe that the two foreign ministers will strengthen communication and coordination on regional issues of common concern, including the situation in Iran. Together, they will advocate for peace and justice, making new efforts to promote peace, cease hostilities, and maintain regional stability,” said Mao.On Sunday, Pakistan hosted a quadrilateral foreign ministers’ meeting with representatives from Turkiye, Saudi Arabia and Egypt in Islamabad, focused on defusing tensions between the US and Iran.
After the four-way talks, in a televised statement, Dar announced that Islamabad could host high-stakes talks between Iran and the US “in the coming days”. “I briefed the visiting brother foreign ministers about the prospects of potential US-Iran talks in Islamabad. The visiting foreign ministers expressed their fullest support for this initiative,” he said.The foreign minister said, “Pakistan will be honoured to host and facilitate meaningful talks between the two sides for a comprehensive and lasting settlement,” adding that both Tehran and Washington had expressed confidence in Islamabad’s role as a neutral facilitator.
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