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Pakistan ready to host meaningful talks to end ongoing regional conflict: PM

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Tuesday, said that subject to concurrence by the US and Iran, ‘Pakistan stands ready and honoured to be the host to facilitate meaningful and conclusive talks for a comprehensive settlement of the ongoing conflict.’ 

On his X handle, the prime minister said Pakistan welcomed and fully supported the ongoing efforts to pursue dialogue to end the war in the Middle East, in the interest of peace and stability in the region and beyond. 

Meanwhile, Foreign Office Spokesperson Tahir Hussain Andrabi has maintained that Islamabad is “already ready to host talks” between Iran and the United States. 

The spokesperson told the US broadcast CNN on Monday night “If both sides agree, Pakistan is always ready to host talks.”  

Separately in a conversation with ‘The Express Tribune’ on Tuesday, the Foreign Office Spokesperson said Islamabad remained firmly committed to resolving the conflict through dialogue and engagement, in line with its longstanding foreign policy principles. 

“Pakistan, consistent with its longstanding policy, remains committed to the resolution of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East/Persian Gulf through diplomatic means and engagements,” he was quoted by the daily as saying.  

 

 

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