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Special Correspondendent: European Union Vice President Kaja Kallas appreciated Pakistan’s continued
constructive and facilitative role in promoting regional peace and stability in
a call with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), both discussed the
evolving regional situation, including its economic and broader implications,
and agreed to remain in close contact.Kaja appreciated Pakistan’s continued constructive and facilitative role in
promoting regional peace and stability,” it said. It added that FM Dar
reaffirmed Pakistan’s sustained commitment to promote dialogue and engagement
in this regard.“FM Dar also commended the recent successful convening of the EU-Pakistan
Business Forum in Islamabad, underscoring its role in strengthening
partnerships and unlocking new opportunities for businesses,” said the
statement.On April 28, the foreign ministers of the United Kingdom, Canada and Egypt
discussed the latest developments in the regional situation and emphasised the
importance of dialogue and diplomacy for peace during separate telephone calls
with Dar.FM Dar has received unprecedented international recognition for his
diplomatic leadership, as Pakistan positioned itself at the centre of
high-stakes mediation efforts during the escalating Iran-US-Israel crisis.Over the past weeks, senior officials and influential voices from more than
ten countries, including Saudi Arabia, Iran, the US, China, Turkiye,
Azerbaijan, Bahrain, and Uzbekistan, have publicly acknowledged Dar's role in
facilitating ceasefire negotiations.Pakistan emerged as a central facilitator in the sensitive diplomatic track,
positioning itself as an “honest broker” amid sharply polarised positions
between Washington and Tehran.After 40 days of airstrikes, US and Iranian negotiators opened talks in
Islamabad earlier this month, again focused on the familiar trade off of
nuclear restrictions for economic relief. When American and Iranian negotiators
met in Islamabad, the US proposed a 20-year suspension of all Iranian nuclear
activity, while Iran suggested a halt of three to five years, according to
people familiar with the proposals.The second round of talks did not yield any results as, a day earlier,
Iranian FM Araghchi visited Islamabad. It was his second visit in two days.
However, US President Donald Trump cancelled a planned visit to Islamabad by
his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.