Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday voiced deep concern over the recent escalation in the Gulf region and urged Iran and the United States to exercise restraint during a meeting with Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni.
Reaffirming Pakistan’s commitment to regional peace and stability, the PM said the country would continue to play its role as an “honest and sincere mediator and facilitator”.
Momeni, who is on an official visit to Pakistan, called on PM Shehbaz at the Prime Minister’s House.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, Adviser to the Prime Minister Syed Tauqir Shah, Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry and other senior officials attended the meeting, the PMO said in a statement.
Welcoming the Iranian minister and his delegation, Shehbaz recalled his visit to Tehran earlier this month to attend the funeral of the late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei.
