Anwar backs Pakistan’s role in US-Iran peace efforts, urges continued diplomacy
PRIME MINISTER Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has backed Pakistan’s efforts to facilitate peace talks between the United States and Iran, stressing that dialogue and diplomacy must remain central to efforts to ease regional tensions. Anwar said he conveyed...
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim expressed gratitude for Pakistan's role in facilitating peace talks between the United States and Iran. In a Facebook post following a phone conversation with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Anwar emphasized the importance of continued dialogue and diplomacy to ease tensions and foster lasting peace.
The two leaders also discussed regional developments and the bilateral friendship between Malaysia and Pakistan. Anwar hoped that Pakistani Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir's visit to Malaysia, previously postponed, could now take place. They also addressed meat export arrangements, with teams from both nations to follow up.
Anwar highlighted the need for the friendship between the two nations to translate into tangible benefits for their citizens. He also appreciated Shehbaz's condolence message over the passing of Anwar's elder brother, Idrus Ibrahim, and extended condolences to Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad over the loss of Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali.
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