Overview
- Foreign ministers from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Egypt held a third consultative meeting on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, voicing a commitment to deepen coordination and expand cooperation.
- The ministers said dialogue and diplomacy are essential for peace, stability and shared prosperity as tensions in West Asia continue to unsettle the region.
- Pakistan is preparing to host a second round of direct talks between the United States and Iran after rare negotiations in Islamabad last week ended without an agreement.
- The four-country track has already convened earlier rounds in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, and senior officials launched a working channel in Islamabad on April 14.
- Pakistan’s Ishaq Dar urged a structured cooperative framework focused on peace, prosperity and economic development, positioning the forum to steer joint responses to security and economic shocks.