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Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar told his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi on Sunday that continued dialogue is essential, as a U.S. delegation is set to arrive in Islamabad for negotiations.
During a phone call, Dar emphasized “the need for continued dialogue and engagement as essential to resolving the current issues as soon as possible for promoting the peace and stability in the region and beyond,” according to a statement from his office.
The two agreed to remain in contact, the statement said, adding that a phone call between the Iranian president and the Pakistani prime minister is expected later Sunday.
Earlier, multiple Pakistani sources familiar with the developments told Anadolu Agency that at least two U.S. aircraft carrying “advance delegates” landed in Islamabad on Sunday ahead of a second round of talks with Iran.
Later, United States President Donald Trump said U.S. representatives are set to arrive in Islamabad on Monday evening for negotiations.
Trump also told the New York Post that Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will take part in the talks.
Pakistan hosted the highest-level engagement between the United States and Iran on April 11-12, the first since diplomatic ties were severed in 1979, but the talks ended without a breakthrough.
The negotiations, dubbed the Islamabad Talks, were held after Pakistan mediated between the sides following the outbreak of war on Feb. 28 and secured a 14-day ceasefire that took effect on April 8.
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