Pakistan has invited Iranian officials to travel to Islamabad to review diplomatic efforts to resume the stalled talks between Tehran and Washington.
Anadolu Agency reported on Tuesday, August 4, that Islamabad has asked Iranian negotiating officials to visit the country at the “earliest possible time.”
Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs also said in a statement issued on Monday evening that Ishaq Dar, the country’s foreign minister, discussed regional and international developments with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi.
Meanwhile, Ayaz Sadiq, the Speaker of Pakistan’s National Assembly, has invited Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the Speaker of Iran’s Islamic Consultative Assembly and a senior member of the country’s negotiating team, to visit Pakistan.
These remarks come as US President Donald Trump previously said that negotiations between Washington and Tehran were continuing to end the five-month conflict, a claim that Iran has rejected.
Earlier, Pakistani government sources said that the date and location for the resumption of direct talks between Iran and the United States had not yet been finalized.
According to these sources, Pakistani and Qatari mediators are in contact with Washington and Tehran to determine the time and venue for these discussions.
