April 16, Kathmandu – Pakistan’s Army Commander Field Marshal Asim Munir met with Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, on Wednesday. Munir, who has been playing a mediating role to halt the Middle Eastern conflict, arrived in Iran on Thursday. According to Iranian state television, he held talks with Speaker Ghalibaf, who leads Iran’s peace negotiation delegation.
State television reported that Munir’s visit to Iran aims to apply pressure for further negotiations to end the war involving the United States and Israel. “Yesterday, the Pakistani Army Chief Munir, who arrived in Iran, held discussions and dialogue with Iranian Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf,” the Iranian television quoted in its Thursday morning report. No additional details have been released about other meetings Munir attended in Tehran along with his delegation. Iranian state media interpreted the peace initiative as a message transmitted via the United States. Previously, peace talks held in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad had failed. However, both sides have indicated the possibility of resuming negotiations in recent days.
