Islamabad, March 29 (EFE).– The foreign ministers of Turkey and Egypt arrived in Islamabad this Sunday to participate in a special meeting on the war in the Middle East, a four-way meeting (with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan itself) that is scheduled to begin this afternoon and continue until tomorrow.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty are already in the Pakistani capital to coordinate regional mediation efforts.
As confirmed by official sources, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan is expected to land at the military air base at 3:00 p.m. local time (10:00 GMT).
Once the arrival of the delegations is complete, the three visiting dignitaries will sit at the table with their host, Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Ishaq Dar.
This joint meeting, whose start time is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. local time (11:00 GMT), aims to unify positions regarding the escalation of war between Israel, the United States and Iran.
Pakistan currently serves as the official channel to transmit to Tehran a 15-point peace proposal drafted by the Donald Trump administration, a diplomatic initiative that has the support of Ankara and Cairo to keep lines of communication open.
The success of these efforts represents a national security priority for Islamabad, whose neutrality is directly threatened by the Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement signed with Saudi Arabia in September 2025.
Given the recent attacks on infrastructure in the Gulf, Pakistani diplomacy is seeking a ceasefire to prevent the activation of this military pact, a scenario that would force Pakistan to enter the war to defend Riyadh while simultaneously facing a severe energy crisis and fighting on its border with Afghanistan.
Today’s meeting takes place just hours after the Government of Islamabad announced that Iran has authorized the passage of 20 Pakistani commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz, a measure that Foreign Minister Dar himself described this morning as a vital gesture of “trust building.”
The Iranian president, Masoud Pezeshkian, yesterday demanded confidence for these talks in a conversation with the Prime Minister of Pakistan, to continue evaluating the peace plan. EFE
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