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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will host a quadrilateral meeting on March 30 (Monday), chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, with the foreign ministers of Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt, as the four nations seek to de-escalate tensions between Iran and the US. Pakistan&#39;s Foreign Office (FO) confirmed this development to Pakistan TV Digital on Saturday. Foreign Minister Dar, in a post on X on Saturday, stated: &quot;Looking forward to welcoming my brother Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia, T&uuml;rkiye, and Egypt to Islamabad.&quot;<div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 873px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=2037803935424241973&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Farticles%2F&sessionId=508bdc1df663a6cd45b8f63e44eed08fcf1b75e0&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px"></iframe></div></div>A press release issued by Pakistan&#39;s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday, stated: At the invitation of Foreign MinisterDar, the Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud; the Foreign Minister of Turkiye, Hakan Fidan; and the Foreign Minister of Egypt, Dr Badr Abdelatty, will visit Islamabad from 29&ndash;30 March 2026. During the visit, the foreign ministers will hold in-depth discussions on a range of issues, including efforts to de-escalate tensions in the region.&nbsp; The visiting dignitaries will also call on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Pakistan highly values its relations with the brotherly countries of Saudi Arabia, T&uuml;rkiye, and Egypt, the press release said.&nbsp; The visit will provide an opportunity to further strengthen Pakistan&rsquo;s cooperation and coordination with these countries across multifaceted areas of mutual interest, it said. Earlier, Pakistan&rsquo;s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in a televised address to the nation on Friday, said: &quot;On one hand, we are making every possible effort to safeguard our national interests and protect the public from the catastrophic surge in oil prices in global market, while on the other hand, we are working day and night on the diplomatic front for the establishment of peace.&quot; He added that to bring an end to the war, &ldquo;Pakistan is making full and sincere efforts at the diplomatic level to mediate, so that the region and the brotherly Islamic countries can be saved from this devastating war and its negative consequences, and to pave the path to lasting peace through collective consultation and wisdom.&quot; Sharif said, &quot;As Muslims, we all have the same longing for peace in our hearts. In this context, I have held detailed discussions several times with the leaders of Iran and the Gulf countries.&quot;

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Pakistan will host a quadrilateral meeting on March 30 (Monday), chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, with the foreign ministers of Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt, as the four nations seek to de-escalate tensions between Iran and the US.

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