{"id":5280,"date":"2026-08-28T12:00:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T12:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistantimesusa.net\/?p=5280"},"modified":"2026-08-28T12:00:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T12:00:38","slug":"fm-dar-congratulates-saudi-counterpart-on-election-of-new-oic-secretary-general","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistantimesusa.net\/?p=5280","title":{"rendered":"FM Dar congratulates Saudi counterpart on election of new OIC secretary general"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday congratulated Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud on the election of Mauritania\u2019s Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed as the new secretary general of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said.<\/p>\n<p>According to a post on X, Dar spoke with Prince Faisal, with the two ministers exchanging views on &#8220;regional developments and matters of mutual interest, 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The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2624701\/turkish-counterpart-invites-fm-dar-to-regional-4-foreign-ministers-meeting-in-istanbul\" rel=\"nofollow\">invitation was extended\u00a0<\/a>during a telephone conversation on August 19.<\/p>\n<p>The four countries have been coordinating under the R-4 framework, which was launched earlier this year to intensify consultations on regional crises, particularly the conflict involving the United States and Iran and broader efforts to promote regional stability. The grouping has held several meetings since March, with its fourth ministerial meeting taking place in Cairo in June.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2624853\/ishaq-dar-to-visit-istanbul-for-quartet-talks\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ishaq Dar to visit Istanbul for quartet talks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The latest meeting of the four foreign ministers was held in Amman on August 5 on the sidelines of a ministerial meeting on Jerusalem. Dar, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, Turkish FM Fidan and Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty discussed the regional situation and called for continued consultation and coordination.<\/p>\n<p>The Istanbul meeting, however, assumes added significance because it will be the first major R-4 engagement since Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and T\u00fcrkiye signed the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2622616\/explainer-what-is-the-pakistan-saudi-arabia-turkiye-defence-pact\" rel=\"nofollow\">Makkah Joint Defence Agreement\u00a0<\/a>on August 7.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement commits the three countries to collective defence, with an armed attack against one member to be treated as an attack against all. Pakistan and T\u00fcrkiye have stressed that the pact is defensive in nature and is not directed against any particular country. The agreement also envisages deeper military coordination, joint exercises and cooperation in defence technology.<\/p>\n<p>Egypt&#8217;s potential participation had emerged as an important question in the run-up to the Makkah agreement. Turkish officials had indicated that Cairo could eventually join the new defence arrangement, given its military weight and strategic importance in the region. However, Egypt did not become a signatory when Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and T\u00fcrkiye concluded the pact in Makkah.<\/p>\n<p>The upcoming four-way meeting therefore provides an opportunity to assess whether Egypt could have a role in the evolving regional security architecture without necessarily becoming a formal member of the defence pact.<\/p>\n<p>For Pakistan, the Istanbul talks also come at a time when Islamabad is seeking to maintain close coordination with both Gulf Arab states and T\u00fcrkiye while keeping its diplomatic channels open with other regional actors.<\/p>\n<p>Officials familiar with the diplomatic process say the discussions are expected to cover the rapidly changing security situation in the Middle East, the future of the R-4 mechanism and ways of strengthening political and diplomatic coordination among the four countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday congratulated Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud on the election of Mauritania\u2019s Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed as the new secretary general of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said. 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