Doha: Our mediation did not stop. We are moving forward, but slowly we tried our best to prevent a military confrontation between the two countries. PM's interview with Qatari broadcaster
Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that Pakistan's mediation efforts between Saudi Arabia and Iran are progressing at a slow pace at the request of the United States.
Encouraged by Washington, Imran Khan visited Tehran and Riyadh in October last year to facilitate talks following an attack on oil facilities in the Gulf. The United States has blamed Iran for the attacks, according to the report. In an interview with the Qatari broadcaster, Prime Minister Imran Khan said that our mediation between Iran and Saudi Arabia has not stopped, we are moving forward, but slowly this was seen in the highlights of the interview, while the full interview was broadcast on Wednesday. Will.
According to Al Jazeera, Imran Khan said, "We did our best to prevent a military confrontation between Iran and Saudi Arabia, which was successful. Pakistan has tried to mediate four times in the past, especially at the end of 2016." When then-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Army Chief General Raheel Sharif visited Tehran and Riyadh to defuse tensions following the execution of Saudi Shiite cleric Baqir al-Nimr.
Saudi Arabia and Iran are considered rivals, and their relations have been strained since the Yemen war in 2015. Tensions have risen sharply since Houthi rebels attacked Aramco oil installations. . Speaking at a news briefing at UN headquarters in September last year, Prime Minister Imran Khan said that at the request of US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, he would reduce tensions between Iran and the Middle East. A few hours later, the US President also told reporters that he has a very good relationship with the Pakistani leader and that is why he was included in these efforts.
In this context, the Prime Minister arrived in Iran on a one-day visit on October 13, during which he said that we do not want a conflict between the brotherly Islamic countries Saudi Arabia and Iran, in the event of a conflict, extraordinary increase in poverty and oil prices. And the vested interests behind it will benefit greatly. Later, on October 15, Imran Khan visited Saudi Arabia, where he met with Saudi King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, emphasizing efforts to resolve the dispute with Iran through dialogue. The department official had said that Prime Minister Imran Khan was one of the leaders in the world who appeared to be engaged in off-ramp diplomacy to reduce the recent tensions between Iran and the United States.
Relations between Iran and the United States have soured since US President Donald Trump signed a nuclear deal in mid-2015 to ease sanctions on Iran's nuclear program, but in January this year in Iraq. An Iranian commander, General Qasem Soleimani, was killed in a US airstrike that sparked tensions between the two countries.
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