Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has held a bilateral meeting with his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi in which the two leaders discussed the recent developments in the US-Iran conflict, the Foreign Office (FO) has said.

They underscored the importance of dialogue and diplomacy for de-escalation and reaffirmed their commitment to “close coordination at bilateral and multilateral levels … to promote peace and stability”, including at the United Nations and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, the statement added.

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