Expresses hope that the agreement will contribute to lasting peace and stability in the region
Pictured, left, Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, right, Bahrain Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani. PHOTO: MOFA/ BAHRAIN FO
Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani said on Sunday that he would soon visit Pakistan to personally thank the country’s leaders for their role in facilitating the ‘Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)’ and ceasefire, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (FO) said.
According to FO, Al Zayani conveyed this message during a telephone conversation with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Senator Ishaq Dar.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar @MIshaqDar50, today held a telephone conversation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain, HE Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani.
The two leaders discussed the latest developments in the regional situation… pic.twitter.com/f54nQELkIp
– Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) June 28, 2026
The Bahraini Foreign Minister congratulated Dar on signing the Islamabad MoU and praised Pakistan’s role in facilitating the agreement.
He “appreciated Pakistan’s constructive role in facilitating the understanding” and expressed hope that the agreement “will contribute to lasting peace and stability in the region”, the foreign ministry said.
Al Zayani also said he would visit Pakistan “in the near future to personally thank the Prime Minister, the DPM/FM and the CDF for their great efforts in achieving the ceasefire.”
The two foreign ministers also discussed developments in the regional situation following the signing of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding. Dar thanked his Bahraini counterpart “for his kind sentiments” and reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to diplomacy.
He reiterated Pakistan’s determination “to promote dialogue and diplomacy to achieve peace and stability in the region and beyond”, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The call comes a week after the first round of four-way talks involving Iran and the United States, mediated by Qatar and Pakistan, concluded in Switzerland, marking the first formal follow-up engagement since the deal was signed earlier this week.
On June 18, Prime Minister Shehbaz signed the “Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding” as mediator, formalizing a major diplomatic breakthrough between the United States and Iran. Israel, excluded from peace talks, distanced itself from the U.S.-Iran deal and continued to fight Hezbollah in Lebanon, also raising questions about whether the agreement would hold.
The United States and Israel launched war against Iran on February 28, assassinating Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and military leaders on the first day. It quickly escalated into a regional conflict that killed more than 7,000 people, mainly in Iran and Lebanon; an increase in energy prices; has reignited inflationary pressures and raised concerns about a major food supply crisis in developing countries.
