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Iran’s Pezeshkian tells Pakistani PM trust needed in talks to end war, praises mediation efforts
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Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian, right, speaks in a joint press conference with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the Saadabad Palace in Tehran, Iran, May 26, 2025. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has told Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif that trust is needed to facilitate talks and mediation on the conflict in the Middle East, the prime minister’s office says.
It says Pezeshkian had praised Pakistan’s diplomatic efforts and that the two leaders had discussed hostilities in the region and efforts to end the conflict during a call that lasted over an hour. Sharif briefed Pezeshkian on Pakistan’s diplomatic contacts with the United States and Gulf states, it says.
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