ISLAMABAD: An important quadrilateral meeting involving Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Egypt has been convened in Türkiye on April 17, on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, to discuss the tense situation in the Middle East following an inconclusive round of United States–Iran talks in Islamabad.
In follow-up of the Consultative Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Egypt (29 March 2026), the Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the respective countries was held in Islamabad on Tuesday to discuss the agenda items of the upcoming four-nation session. Pakistan’s delegation to the SOM was led by Ambassador Tahir Andrabi, Additional Foreign Secretary/Spokesperson.
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The delegations of Türkiye, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia were headed respectively by Ambassador Musa Kulaklikaya, Deputy Foreign Minister; Ambassador Nazih El Naggari, Assistant Foreign Minister; and Prince Dr. Abdullah bin Khalid bin Saud Al-Kabeer Al Saud, Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The deliberations at the SOM will be submitted for consideration at the forthcoming Foreign Ministers meeting of the four brotherly countries, scheduled to be held in Antalya, Türkiye, on April 17. After the SOM meeting, the senior diplomats jointly held a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister (DPM/FM), Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, and the Foreign Secretary, Ambassador Amna Baloch.
DPM/FM appreciated the close and brotherly relations and convergence of views on important regional and global matters among the four brotherly countries. He called for devising a cooperative framework among the four countries, focusing on the shared goals of peace, prosperity, and economic development.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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