Pakistan, Iran discuss Yemen crisis

Islamabad: Tehran and Islamabad on Thursday called for an urgent resolution of the crisis in war-torn Yemen through diplomacy and dialogue.

Iranian Foreign Minister Jawad Zarif, who is on a two-day visit to Pakistan, discussed the latest situation in the Middle East and the Yemen crisis in a meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at Prime Minster House here, Dawn online reported.

While talking to Zarif, Sharif called for an urgent resolution of the crisis in Yemen through diplomacy and dialogue.

Sharif also apprised the visiting Iranian minister about his recent talks with Turkish leaders.

The Iranian foreign minister shared proposals with Sharif to help implement a ceasefire in Yemen.

Zarif arrived in Pakistan on Wednesday amid heightened regional diplomacy over Yemen. Soon after his arrival, Zarif met Advisor to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz and shared details of the Iran-Turkey talks held in Tehran on Wednesday.