Pakistan said Iran has confirmed its participation in peace talks with the United States in Islamabad later this week, as global efforts intensify for a permanent agreement to end the Middle East war after a two-week ceasefire.
President Masoud Pezeshkian “reaffirmed Iran’s participation in the upcoming negotiations with the US and expressed appreciation for Pakistan’s efforts”, according to a statement from the office of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, following a conversation between the two leaders this Wednesday. The US has not confirmed its participation.
The United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, and Tehran pledged to reopen the Strait of Hormuz hours before President Donald Trump’s deadline to intensify attacks. Earlier, Sharif had asked the two sides for a ceasefire and offered Islamabad as the venue for the talks on April 10.
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The temporary ceasefire gives both sides time to try to reach a longer-term agreement to end the six-week conflict, which has killed more than 5,300 people and triggered a global energy crisis.
Nuclear power Pakistan has been taking advantage of its close ties with both Iran — with which it shares a border — and the US to broker a ceasefire agreement between the two countries. For weeks, the South Asian country has been in dialogue with Türkiye, Egypt and other countries to help end the war.
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