In meeting with Araghchi, DPM Dar underscores importance of dialogue for regional peace

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar met Foreign Minister of Iran Seyyed Abbas Araghchi ahead of the SCO Council of Heads of State meeting in Bishkek on Tuesday.

The two foreign ministers exchanged views on bilateral relations and regional developments and reaffirmed the importance of continued engagement.

The deputy prime minister underscored that dialogue and diplomacy remain essential to promoting peace and stability in the region and that sincere implementation by both parties of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding of June 2026 to the conflict remains the only way forward.

DPM Dar, Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan, Minister for Communication Abdul Aleem Khan, Minister for Information and Broadcasting AtaullahTarar, and senior officials are accompanying Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on an official visit to the Kyrgyz Republic.

The three-day visit includes participation in the SCO Council of Heads of State meeting, as well as bilateral engagements in the Kyrgyz Republic.

On the sidelines of the SCO engagements, the prime minister and DPM held bilateral meetings with leaders of participating countries.

FM Dar met with Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi as well on the sidelines of the SCO Council of Heads of State meeting in Bishkek on Tuesday.

The two foreign ministers held a warm and cordial exchange, reaffirming the All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership between Pakistan and China.

“They discussed matters of mutual interest, including UNGA 2026 in New York and the ongoing process for the election of the next Secretary-General of the United Nations,” the FO said.

Separately, DPM Dar met Foreign Minister of Belarus Maxim Ryzhenkov on the sidelines of the SCO Council of Heads of State meeting in Bishkek.

They discussed bilateral relations and regional developments, and exchanged views on matters of mutual interest.