Pakistan's foreign minister urges progress on Islamabad MoU with Iran
Iranian and Pakistani foreign ministers discuss US-Iran tensions and stress the need to build on the Islamabad memorandum during SCO meeting.
Key Takeaways
AIIranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi met with Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Council of Foreign Ministers meeting. The two officials discussed bilateral issues and recent developments following the latest US attacks on Iran.
The Pakistani foreign minister emphasized the importance of building on the achievements of the Islamabad memorandum of understanding, noting that disputes can only be resolved through sustained dialogue and vigilance against those seeking to undermine stability.
Pakistan is working to keep dialogue channels open between the United States and Iran in an effort to de-escalate ongoing tensions, after the memorandum of understanding between the two sides failed to secure a lasting truce.
Separately, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi wrote on his X account that individuals involved in the US administration are completely ignoring reality and appear to be focused solely on the 2028 elections.
Araqchi previously stated in another post that "the blind aggression they advocate will only force the president to pay a heavy price for the deal he is seeking."