Foreign Minister of Pakistan Shah Mahmood Qureshi has indicated that Pakistan would refrain from US-Iran Standoff and its soil will not be used against any other state, Eurasia Diary reports citing DND News Agency.
The Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that Pakistan is very clear on its position that peace, stability and secure environment must prevail in the region.
Addressing Senate of Pakistan– which is Upper House of Pakistani Parliament, the foreign minister said that he has reiterated this to all stakeholders in my recent conversations.
“Active diplomacy to de-escalate tensions (in the region) is the need of the hour. Violence must be avoided. We’ll continue with efforts,” Qureshi said.
The foreign minister was alluding to his yesterday’s telephonic conversations with his Counterparts from Saudi Arabia, Iran, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Turkey on the unfolding situation in the region after the killing of top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani by the United States in Iraq.
Talking to them, Shah Mahmood Qureshi reaffirmed that Pakistan would neither let its soil to be used against any other state nor become part of any regional conflict.
Highlighting Pakistan’s deep concern over the recent developments, he also underscored the need of avoidance of conflict, exercise of maximum restraint and de-escalation of tensions.
In a separate statement today, the Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that chilling attack on students & teachers at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on January 5, 2020 is yet another reminder of growing intolerance in India.