DPM Dar hails Trump’s leadership, expresses appreciation for advancing peace process
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Sunday that Pakistan hopes to host the next round of talks between the United States and Iran “very soon” as diplomatic efforts aim for a possible deal. He promised that Pakistan would continue its peace efforts “with utmost sincerity.”
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I commend President Donald Trump for his extraordinary efforts for peace and for holding a very useful and productive phone call earlier today with the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan and Pakistan. Marshal Syed Asim Munir…
– Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) May 24, 2026
He also appreciated the role of Chief of Defense Force and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir in the process. He noted: “The discussions provided a useful opportunity to exchange views on the current regional situation and how to advance the ongoing peace efforts to achieve lasting peace in the region.”
Separately, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said a phone call led by President Trump with the leaders of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Qatar, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan marked “one step closer to the common goal of regional peace, stability and an early diplomatic outcome.”
Today’s important phone call led by President Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump with the leaders of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Qatar, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan, marks another step towards the common goal of regional peace, stability and a beginning…
-Ishaq Dar (@MIshaqDar50) May 24, 2026
Dar praised Trump’s leadership alongside his team of negotiators, while also expressing appreciation for the “constructive engagement of Iranian leaders” in advancing the peace process.
He singled out Field Marshal Asim Munir, who he said “played a pivotal role throughout this sensitive and consequential process” and represented Pakistan during Sunday’s discussions, and thanked Prime Minister Shehbaz for his “visionary leadership and unwavering commitment to peace.”
He also thanked regional partners including Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt and Qatar, saying their support had “contributed significantly to this end result”.
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Reaffirming Pakistan’s position, Dar said the country “remains firmly committed to supporting all sincere efforts aimed at lasting peace, mutual respect and regional stability”, adding that “dialogue and diplomacy must prevail over conflict and confrontation for the collective prosperity and security of our region and beyond.”
Washington and Iran have “extensively negotiated” a memorandum of understanding on a peace deal that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Trump said, amid expectations that a turning point was imminent in the three-month-old war.
Various media outlets in the United States and Iran said the memorandum that could lead to a deal sets out a progressive framework to end months of fighting, reopen the waterway soon and lift the U.S. blockade on Iran.
Plans for Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium, which Washington has insisted it give up, would be negotiated within 30 to 60 days, according to reports. crisis since the United States and Israel launched war against Iran in February. He did not specify what would be included in a deal.
