Pakistan and Iran are expected to hold fresh consultations on regional peace efforts on the sidelines of a meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers in Baghdad this weekend, according to reports from Tehran. The OIC is a grouping of Muslim-majority states, and its foreign ministers' council brings the bloc's ministers together to discuss shared concerns.
Who is expected to attend
Iran's state news agency reported on Thursday that Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was scheduled to travel to Iraq for the meeting. The same report said the foreign ministers of Pakistan, Egypt and Türkiye were also expected in Baghdad. The reported talks would involve key regional players, including Tehran and Islamabad, on the margins of the wider gathering.
The material available does not include an official statement from Pakistan's government on the consultations. It also does not describe the agenda in detail, so the scope of the discussions remains unclear.
Wider regional context
A second report described the consultations as taking place amid escalation in the Middle East. The sources do not explain what that escalation involves, and they do not link it directly to the Baghdad talks. Readers should treat the wider picture as background only.
What happens next
The consultations are expected during the OIC meeting this weekend. The sources do not say whether any agreement, joint statement or follow-up meeting will come out of them. Officials' statements after the meeting will be the best source for what was discussed.
Aasan alfaaz mein
Pakistan aur Iran ke wazeer-e-kharijah is hafte ke aakhir mein Baghdad mein OIC ke ijlas ke dauran regional aman par baat cheet kar sakte hain. Iran ke Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi ka Iraq jana tay bataya gaya hai, aur Egypt aur Türkiye ke wazeer bhi shareek ho sakte hain. Abhi tak koi natija ya faisla saamne nahi aaya, is liye aam shehri par iska fori asar nahi dikhta. Agle din ki khabar ke liye official bayanat ka intezar karein.
