Pakistan army chief Asim Munir met on Tuesday with Iran’s Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni in Islamabad, according to Al Arabiya sources.
– Momeni arrived to mediator Pakistan’s capital on Monday.
– A source confirmed to AFP that the minister would have talks with Pakistani officials but did not elaborate on whether the trip was linked to Pakistan’s long-running mediation efforts to end fighting between the United States and Iran.
– Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson had signaled on Monday that diplomatic exchanges with the United States via mediators were ongoing despite US military strikes on the country.
– Pakistan said last week it would encourage the warring nations to stop violence and resume talks under a memorandum of understanding it helped mediate last month.
– The interim agreement and a possible path towards a permanent halt to the war had come into question when fresh fighting broke out this month.
– Momeni has previously taken part in mediation talks and met with Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi when he visited Iran.