Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has said that during his visit to China at the end of March, Beijing and Islamabad announced a five-point initiative for regional peace and stability in the Middle East.

“Another prolonged conflict would serve no one. It would endanger regional peace, disrupt global energy flows, deepen humanitarian suffering and strain an already fragile international order,” he tells the UN Security Council. “The path forward lies in diplomacy.”

Dar adds that Pakistan has exerted efforts to facilitate a durable solution to the Middle East war that keeps maritime routes open and results in lasting peace.

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