Pakistan hopes Hormuz agreement will lead to resumption of Iran-US talks

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Pakistan hopes an agreement over the Strait of Hormuz will lead to the United States and Iran resuming talks under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, the Foreign Office (FO) says, AFP reports.

“We hope that the agreement on the Strait will pave the way for continuing dialogue, particularly the resumption of technical-level talks between Iran and the United States,” foreign ministry spokesman Tahir Andrabi told reporters.

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