Islamabad : Prime minister , Shahbaz Sharif , on Sunday confirmed Iran has passed on its response to Pakistan for the United States (US) proposal for ending war in the Middle East (ME).
Prime minister , Shahbaz Sharif , made the confirmation during his speech on the occasion of celebrating Pakistan ‘s victory over India in the brief war last year in May.
The premier said ” Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and army chief , Syed Asim Munir , has informed me that he has received Iran’s response on US proposal to end the war in ME”.
The prime minister , however , did not give any detail of Iran’s response as its a secret message and can only be discussed with US leadership.
US had sent its proposal containing terms for Iran to end the ME war some two weeks ago.
Iran had been very curious and careful in response to US proposal and took much time to prepare its response and hand it to Pakistan to share with the US
Iran and US are negotiating terms vis Pakistan for ending the ME war.
Pakistan is struggling for long to bring Iran and US on terms to end the ME conflict. It had brokered first round of direct talks between the warring parties some one month ago.
Since forwarding its proposal to Iran via Pakistan, US is optimistic that Iran will respond to its proposal positively to end the ME war. President Trump is time and again calling upon Iran to accept US proposal for ending the ME conflict . He is also warning Iran of very dangerous bombing if it missed the opportunity of accepting the US proposal for ending the war in the ME.
There are a number of ups and downs in US-Iran peace talks , but Pakistan , which is playing the role of a lead negotiator, has managed to keep the option of negotiated solution to the ME war open. According to some international media reports, Iran and US can again travel to Islamabad next week for final signing one page agreement to end the ME war permanently.