Iran and Pakistan foreign ministers stress diplomacy in phone call on regional tensions

Pakistan's foreign ministry issued a statement on Sunday saying that Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar and his Iranian counterpart, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, held a phone call in which they discussed regional issues and stressed the importance of dialogue and diplomacy.

The statement did not specify which regional issues were discussed or give further details of the conversation. The call took place as regional tensions remained a focus of diplomatic activity.

According to the statement, both ministers emphasised that dialogue and diplomacy should be used to address the matters under discussion. No further commitments or outcomes from the call were announced.

Separately, Araghchi is in Baghdad to attend the 52nd Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). The OIC session brings together foreign ministers of member states for discussions on issues affecting the Muslim world.

The Mehr News report did not provide additional details about the agenda of the OIC session or Araghchi's other meetings in Baghdad. It also did not say when the phone call between the two ministers took place beyond the ministry's statement on Sunday.

Iran and Pakistan share a long border and have maintained diplomatic contacts in recent years. The Pakistani foreign ministry's statement described the call as covering regional issues, without elaborating.

According to Mehr News, the Pakistani foreign ministry's statement said Araghchi and Ishaq Dar discussed regional issues and stressed the importance of dialogue and diplomacy during their phone call.