Iran’s state-run news agency, IRNA on Friday confirmed that Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi will visit Pakistan for the peace talks. Araghchi will also visit Oman and Russia.
This trip to Islamabad comes amid Pakistani officials have been consistently trying to bring the United States and Iran on the table for second round of ceasefire negotiations.
However, Official confirmation on Iran holding second round of peace talks with the United States is yet to made.
Meanwhile, citing government sources, news agency Reuters reported that, the US logistics and security team have already reached Islamabad.
As per the IRNA report, Araghchi’s trip, starting Friday, will be focused on “bilateral consultations and discussions on current regional developments, along with the latest situation surrounding the war imposed by the United States and Israel against Iran.”
Analysts are describing Araghchi’s visit as key step towards the resumption of direct talks with the United States with the aim of ending around two month-long war.
According to Al Jazeera, senior government officials in Islamabad has also confirmed this latest development.
Earlier, US delegation led by Vice President JD Vance was scheduled to reach Islamabad at the start of the week for the peace talks, however, Iran has rejected the negotiation talks with the US, citing Washington’s naval blockade of its ports near Strait of Hormuz.
US President Donald Trump imposed the blockade on April 13, just two days after the first round of peace talks between the US and Iran in Islamabad collapsed without any way forward.
