ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif met Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif Thursday morning, with a Saudi minister due to arrive in Pakistan later today in diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis in Yemen.
Zarif, who is on a two-day visit to Pakistan, is expected to meet Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif later today.
During the meeting the Iranian foreign minister and Prime Minister Sharif discussed Pak-Iran relations and the ongoing war in Yemen.
On Wednesday, Zarif rejected Saudi Arabia’s claims that his country was backing the Houthi rebels for establishing a pro-Iran state saying “fighting will not resolve this problem”.
Speaking at a joint press conference with Pakistan’s top diplomat on foreign affairs Sartaj Aziz, he said: “We are not bombarding anyone… our planes are not there hitting hospitals and bridges and flour factories.”
Saudi Arabia has vowed to bomb the rebels into surrender to prevent them establishing a pro-Iran state on its doorstep.
The News International Pakistan
