Pakistan playing sincere role to mediate between US, Iran: PM Sharif tells Li
Key takeaways
- “We hope and pray to Allah Almighty that peace will be restored.
- He also mentioned the five-point support programme for the ceasefire, announced after Deputy Premier Ishaq Dar’s meeting with his counterpart Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
- He said that the world was passing through a very critical moment amid a crisis in the Gulf, and Pakistan had played a very sincere role to mediate between the United States and Iran.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday, appreciating the support of Chinese leadership in promoting peace and achieving the US-Iran ceasefire, informed his counterpart Li Qiang that a lot of ground had already been covered and the situation was moving in the right direction for the restoration of peace in the region.
“We hope and pray to Allah Almighty that peace will be restored. A lot of ground has already been covered. Things are moving in the right direction,” the prime minister said in his opening remarks during the meeting with Premier Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People, during his four-day official visit to China.
The prime minister, who was earlier accorded a guard of honour, thanked President Xi Jinping and the Chinese leadership for their great support to Pakistan in promoting peace and achieving a ceasefire, assuring President Xi’s four-point agenda would be fully endorsed. He also mentioned the five-point support programme for the ceasefire, announced after Deputy Premier Ishaq Dar’s meeting with his counterpart Foreign Minister Wang Yi.