Key US-Iran negotiator Munir in China with PM Sharif: Pakistan TV
Pakistan's Army Chief Syed Asim Munir is currently in Beijing with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to discuss mediation efforts between the U.S. and Iran. Munir recently visited Tehran as part of ongoing negotiations aimed at resolving the Iran war, which have yet to produce a lasting agreement. China has expressed its willingness to support Pakistan's mediation role in restoring peace in the Middle East.
- ▪Asim Munir is in Beijing for talks with Chinese leaders alongside Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
- ▪Munir's recent visit to Tehran was part of mediation efforts to formally end the Iran war.
- ▪Pakistan hosted historic talks between U.S. and Iranian officials last month that did not result in a lasting agreement.
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Pakistan's Army Chief Syed Asim Munir looks on during a meeting with Iran's president in Tehran, Saturday(local time) in this photo provided by the Iranian presidency. Pakistan's powerful army chief arrived in Tehran a day earlier to bolster mediation between Iran and the U.S. as weeks of negotiations since an April 8 ceasefire — including historic face-to-face talks hosted by Islamabad — have still not produced a permanent resolution or restored full access to the Hormuz strait, choking vast quantities of global oil supply.
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