WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has said that the Prime Minister Shehzad Sharif and Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir are irreplaceable and their sincere efforts for mediation are ongoing.
US President Trump praised Pakistan’s role in resolving the dispute between Iran and the US, calling it excellent.
Talking to the media in Washington, President Trump said that he has all options and Iran can contact the US whenever it wants. He said that diplomacy can also be promoted through telephone.
President Trump claimed that the decision-making system in Iran is not clear and even the Iranian leadership itself does not know who makes the real decision. According to him, there are serious differences in the Iranian leadership and it is currently confused.
In response to a question, the US President said that it is a simple fact that Iran cannot be allowed to have nuclear weapons.
US President Donald Trump further said that American figures Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are not visiting Pakistan.
Iranian President thanks Pakistan leadership for key role in regional peace efforts
Earlier, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian held a 50-minute telephone conversation with Shehbaz Sharif, during which he expressed appreciation for Pakistan’s leadership role in regional peace initiatives, according to an official statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office.
In the course of his conversation, the president of Iran was thankful to PM Sharif, Asim Munir and Ishaq Dar for their ‘contributions’ towards maintaining peace and stability in the region.
The leaders talked about the current situation in the region and shared their views on diplomatic efforts made to bring peace and stability in the region. They were of the view that the two countries would cooperate in future as well to ensure peace and stability in the region.
President Pezeshkian was appreciative of the involvement of the Iranian delegation in the April 11-12 discussions in Islamabad and believed that relations between Pakistan and Iran would get deeper and stronger in the coming days.
Prime Minister Sharif reiterated his country’s commitment to peace and security in the region. He told that Islamabad was committed to continuing dialogue and diplomacy as its preferred way to resolve issues in the region.
The prime minister also briefed the Iranian president on his recent diplomatic engagements with world leaders, noting that these interactions had helped build broader consensus in support of sustainable peace.
Sharif further appreciated the constructive discussions held during the visit of Pakistan’s military leadership to Tehran and conveyed respectful greetings and good wishes to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Both leaders agreed to remain in close contact and continue cooperation on matters of mutual interest, particularly regional peace and stability.
