ISLAMABAD: A day after meeting Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz during a crucial diplomatic initiative, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and army chief Raheel Sharif headed to Iran to ease tension between the two Muslim countries.
The PM is expected to meet Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.
Yesterday, the Prime Minister led a high level delegation to the Saudi Kingdom and called on the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud in Riyadh.
The PM, according to officials, expressed “deep concern” to Saudi King over escalating tensions between Riyadh and Tehran.
“He also called for an early resolution of differences through peaceful means, in the larger interest of Ummah (the Islamic nation), particularly during these challenging times,” Pakistan Foreign Ministry spokesman Qazi Khalilullah said.
Saudi Arabia and a number of its Arab allies cut diplomatic ties with Iran in early January, sending already tense relations between the rival nations to a new low.
Riyadh reacted after protesters burned Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran after the kingdom on January 2 executed a Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr.
In a meeting at palace of Saudi King, the two sides discussed regional as well as bilateral issues.
