Iran, Turkiye Foreign Ministers Discuss Taliban–Pakistan Tensions
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, to discuss the growing tensions between the Taliban and Pakistan.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, to discuss the growing tensions between the Taliban and Pakistan.
Araghchi expressed appreciation for Turkiye’s efforts to ease the crisis and stressed the need for continued engagement.
In a statement on Thursday, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said Araghchi “praised the efforts made to reduce tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan” and underlined the importance of intensified consultations to safeguard regional peace and stability.
The ministry said Araghchi also conveyed Iran’s readiness to help reduce tensions between the Taliban and Pakistan.
Araghchi had earlier discussed the crisis with his Russian and Qatari counterparts as part of broader diplomatic efforts to address the rift between Islamabad and the Taliban.
Since the onset of recent clashes between the Taliban and Pakistan, Iran has repeatedly offered to mediate, though neither side has responded to Tehran’s proposals.
Turkiye previously hosted two rounds of talks between Taliban and Pakistani delegations, but both ended without agreement. Relations between the two sides deteriorated sharply after the failed negotiations and following suicide attacks in Islamabad and an assault on a military college in South Waziristan.
According to the Iranian Foreign Ministry statement, Araghchi and Fidan also exchanged views on bilateral relations and regional developments.
Fidan highlighted the interconnected nature of regional peace and stability and said all countries must work to preserve them.
Araghchi also extended condolences over the deaths of several Turkish citizens in a military plane crash and expressed sympathy for the bereaved families.
