Against the backdrop of the United States and Iran resuming attacks on one another after a lull of approximately 48 hours, Pakistan maintains that both sides are engaged in talks to normalise the situation.
Tahir Andrabi, a spokesperson for the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told reporters in Islamabad on 30 July that “talks between the parties are continuing on normalising the situation, particularly in the Strait of Hormuz”.
Expressing his country’s concern over the resumption of attacks, Andrabi said that “Pakistan is engaged and will continue to play its part” in bringing both sides back to the negotiating table.
“Against the backdrop of the current tensions and hostilities, Pakistan reiterates that dialogue and diplomacy remain the only viable way forward,” he said, expressing his country’s support for “all efforts” that could lead to peace and stability in the region.
Andrabi said that Pakistan was doing “everything possible to bring the parties back” to the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding. He added that Pakistan is calling on the parties to exercise the utmost restraint and to fully honour their commitments to resume talks at a technical level.
In April, Pakistan hosted delegations from the US and Iran for their first publicly announced talks since the 1979 Iranian Revolution. Later, in June, both sides signed the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding as part of efforts to achieve a lasting peace in the Middle East.