Shehbaz Sharif Meets Jiang Zaidong; China Backs Islamabad’s Diplomacy On US-Iran Tensions

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Ambassador Jiang paid a courtesy call on PM Shehbaz. Deputy Prime Minister & Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal and Minister for Information Ataullah Tarar were also present at the meeting. The meeting comes amid stepped-up diplomatic engagements by Pakistan aimed at bringing Tehran and Washington to the negotiating table for the second round of talks. According to a statement by the PM Office, the regional situation in West Asia and Pakistan’s peace efforts also came under discussion during the meeting. “The Chinese Ambassador thanked the Prime Minister for receiving him and expressed…