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Dar Meets Turkish, Egyptian Counterparts in Istanbul

The Deputy PM discusses bilateral ties, regional security and Palestine on the sidelines of the R-4 meetings.

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Dar Meets Turkish, Egyptian Counterparts in Istanbul
Dar Meets Turkish, Egyptian Counterparts in Istanbul · Dar Meets Turkish, Egyptian Counterparts in Istanbul

Ishaq Dar meets Türkiye’s Hakan Fidan and Egypt’s Badr Abdelatty in Istanbul to discuss bilateral ties, regional security and Palestine.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has met his Turkish and Egyptian counterparts in Türkiye on Friday, October 23, to discuss bilateral relations, regional security and the situation in the Middle East, particularly Palestine.

Meeting With Hakan Fidan

Dar thanked Türkiye for hosting the R-4 ministerial and R-4 Plus meetings and expressed condolences over the loss of life in floods in Türkiye. According to the Foreign Office, the two ministers discussed bilateral ties and regional developments, stressed the importance of dialogue, diplomacy and coordinated efforts for regional peace and security, and strongly condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia. They reaffirmed close coordination on regional matters.

Meeting With Badr Abdelatty

On the sidelines of the same event, Dar met Egyptian Foreign Minister Dr Badr Abdelatty. The two reaffirmed the longstanding fraternal ties between Pakistan and Egypt and the importance of sustained high-level contacts. They agreed to expand cooperation in various fields, exchanged views on regional and international developments, particularly Palestine and the Middle East, and reaffirmed close coordination under the R-4 framework.

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