Iran’s President Says Trust Needed for Talks, Pakistan Prime Minister’s Office Says

ISLAMABAD, March ⁠28 (Reuters) – ⁠Iranian President ⁠Masoud Pezeshkian has told ​Pakistan’s Prime Minister ‌Shehbaz Sharif that ‌trust is ⁠needed ⁠to facilitate talks and mediation on ​the conflict in the Middle East, ​the prime minister’s office ⁠said on ⁠Saturday.

It said ⁠Pezeshkian had ​praised Pakistan’s diplomatic efforts and ​that ⁠the two leaders had discussed hostilities in ⁠the region and efforts to end the ⁠conflict during a call that lasted over an hour. Sharif briefed Pezeshkian on Pakistan’s diplomatic contacts with the ⁠United States and Gulf states, it said.

(Reporting by Ariba Shahid in ​Islamabad, Editing by ​Timothy Heritage)

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