Defence minister hints at 'positive outcome' in Pakistan-mediated US-Iran talks
Key takeaways
- Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Saturday said that Pakistan's efforts in ongoing US-Iran mediation were gradually moving towards a "positive outcome", expressing hope for peace across the region and beyond.
- "We have slowly moved closer to a positive result in the US-Iran mediation," the defence czar told Geo News in Sialkot.
- According to Asif, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Field Marshal Asim Munir and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi's presence in Iran itself "signalled the matter was nearing" a resolution.
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Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Saturday said that Pakistan's efforts in ongoing US-Iran mediation were gradually moving towards a "positive outcome", expressing hope for peace across the region and beyond.
"We have slowly moved closer to a positive result in the US-Iran mediation," the defence czar told Geo News in Sialkot.