Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi’s visit to Tehran was focused on promoting \u201cpeace, stability and constructive engagement\u201d among the parties in the region, Foreign Office (FO)\u00a0spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Naqvi\u00a0landed in Tehran\u00a0on Tuesday as part of Pakistan’s latest diplomatic push to help end the conflict between Iran and the United States and revive stalled negotiations between the two sides. His visit came as Islamabad sought to use its longstanding ties with Tehran, alongside its relations with Washington, to encourage a diplomatic resolution to the conflict.<\/p>\n
Speaking at the weekly press briefing, Andrabi said the visit provided an opportunity to discuss bilateral relations, security-related matters and regional developments, with particular emphasis on efforts to promote peace and stability.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis visit provides an opportunity to discuss bilateral relations, security-related matters, and regional developments, with a particular focus on efforts to promote peace, stability and constructive engagement amongst the parties in the region,\u201d Andrabi said.<\/p>\n
\u201cPakistan is making all-out efforts to bring the two parties to the negotiating table,\u201d Andrabi said, adding that Islamabad sought to \u201cpave the way for peace and stability in the region\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cPakistan will continue to offset spoilers using direct and indirect channels and enable continuation of constructive dialogue to resolve all outstanding issues,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Andrabi said Pakistan remained engaged alongside its \u201cbrotherly states\u201d in sincere efforts to resolve the crisis in the Middle East and the Gulf.<\/p>\n
The visit also came amid growing hopes of a possible breakthrough, with Defence Minister Khawaja Asif saying Washington and Tehran could be\u00a0moving towards an agreement. \u201cThings are shaping up again in favour of a peace arrangement or a deal,\u201d Asif told Bloomberg News, adding that \u201cthe signals in the last two three days are that we are close to some sort of an arrangement.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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