Islamabad : Prime Minister , Shahbaz Sharif , on Monday said he received a call from H.E. António Costa, President of the European Council this evening (Monday).
A statement issued by the Prime Minister Office (PMO) here said during our cordial exchange, I shared with President Costa, updates on Pakistan’s ongoing diplomatic outreach and peace efforts in the Middle East.
Mr Sharif posted on X saying grateful for the European Union’s appreciation of Pakistan’s peace efforts and for its readiness to support dialogue and diplomacy for regional peace and stability.
Pakistan is making best diplomatic efforts for the last couple of weeks to bring Iran and US on negotiating table to find an amicable solution to ME conflict.
After Pakistan’s efforts , both warring sides had agreed to a ceasefire for two weeks ending in a few days. Although , US and Iran had a round of talks in Islamabad some 10 days ago , but it remained unproductive . Both sides remained pegged to their stated positions, however , they agreed to keep diplomatic channel open for another round.
Pakistan is trying to bring both parties on the negotiating table for the second round of talks , but still it has not managed to persuade Iran to visit Islamabad for the second round.