Islamabad, June 23 (QNA) - Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday expressed confidence that the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Iran and the United States would evolve into a long-term agreement following 60 days of technical-level dialogue, helping ensure peace and stability regionally and globally.
Pakistan made sincere efforts to facilitate dialogue and reconciliation between both sides, Sharif told the National Assembly of Pakistan today, noting that technical-level talks would continue over the next 60 days.
During Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian's visit to Islamabad today, the Iranian and Pakistani sides will discuss new opportunities for expanding bilateral cooperation across various fields, the Pakistani Premier stated.
That, as well as reviewing the ongoing diplomatic engagement following the signing of the US-Iran MoU, in addition to regional and international developments of mutual interest, he added.
In turn, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar has said that his country's diplomatic efforts have succeeded in bringing the US and Iran to the negotiating table despite recent regional escalations that threatened to derail the process.
The high-level talks between Tehran and Washington in Switzerland represented the second phase of the diplomatic process, which includes three technical working groups focusing on Iran-related nuclear issues, sanctions and the unfreezing of assets, as well as the situation in Lebanon, Dar added.
Having concluded the first round of their high-level talks at Burgenstock, the US-Iran talks produced the MoU that serves as a roadmap aimed at reaching a final agreement within 60 days, laying the groundwork for the immediate start of technical negotiations.
For his part, US Vice President JD Vance has said that talks with Iran have laid a solid foundation for a successful final agreement to end the war.
Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi welcomed the progress achieved but emphasized that the new deconfliction cell will be the first real test. (QNA)