R4 meeting warns of Hormuz, Black Sea navigation risks
Foreign ministers of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Egypt, joined by four European partners, issued a joint statement in Istanbul after Saturday’s R4 meeting.
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Egypt—the R4—met foreign ministers of France, Germany, Italy and the UK in Istanbul.
A joint statement on Saturday called for urgent diplomatic efforts to de-escalate regional conflicts.
Talks covered US–Israel–Iran tensions, the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Houthi attacks, and navigation risks in Hormuz, Bab-el-Mandeb and the Black Sea.
Ministers backed lasting negotiated solutions under relevant UN resolutions and agreed to keep meeting in this format.