Islamabad, Apr 14 (PTI) Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday called for devising a "cooperative framework" among Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye, focusing on the shared goals of peace, prosperity and economic development.
Dar, who is also the Foreign Minister, made the comment during a meeting with Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Musa Kulaklikaya, Egypt's Assistant Foreign Minister Nazih El Naggari and Director General of the Saudi Arabian Foreign Ministry Abdullah bin Khalid.
The senior diplomats from the three countries are in Pakistan for the inaugural Senior Officials’ Meeting of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Egypt held in Islamabad.
According to the Foreign Office, Dar appreciated the close, brotherly relations and convergence of views on important regional and global matters among the four brotherly countries.
“He called for devising a cooperative framework among the four countries, focusing on the shared goals of peace, prosperity and economic development,” according to the statement by the FO.
The meeting of senior officials came after the Saudi, Egyptian and Turkish foreign ministers last month met in Islamabad on the invitation of Dar in a bid to de-escalate tensions in the region amid the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran.
It was their second meeting. The first meeting was held in Saudi Arabia.