Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, speaking at the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Kyrgyzstan, has urged the international community to take advantage of the opportunity provided by US-Iran negotiations to push for a permanent settlement.

“Dialogue, diplomacy and mutual respect provide the only sustainable way forward to resolve conflicts and achieve durable peace and security,” DPM Dar said.

Referring to the Islamabad talks in April and subsequent signing of the Islamabad MoU, he said, “This historic breakthrough became possible due to Pakistan’s close engagement with both parties … complimented by our intensive diplomatic outreach to regional and international partners.

“The international community must seize the opportunity provided by the Islamabad MoU and the ongoing technical negotiations between the two parties to push for a permanent, peaceful and durable settlement of this conflict.”