Islamabad:
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif spoke with the ambassadors of Qatar and Saudi Arabia and shared his concerns on the last climbing after the Iranian missile strike on an American basis in Doha.
Addressing the ambassador of Qatar, Ali Mubarak Ali tries al-Khater, Shehbaz expressed his solidarity towards the government and the people of Qatar during this difficult period. He stressed that “all efforts must be made” to defuse tensions and restore peace in the region.
The ambassador of Qatari thanked the Prime Minister for having immediately contacted him after this most unhappy development, as well as the expression of solidarity with leadership and the people of Qatar at this critical moment.
In addition, the Prime Minister spoke with Ambassador Nawaf Bin Saeed Al Malki from Saudi Arabia and expressed his serious concern about missile attack reports against an American military base in Qatar. He said Pakistan would continue to work closely with Saudi Arabia to intensify peace efforts.
The Saudi ambassador thanked the Prime Minister for having immediately contacted him. He agreed that Saudi Arabia and Pakistan should continue to work together and coordinate closely to ensure an early peaceful settlement of the current conflict in the Middle East.
