Shehbaz Sharif meets Iranian president on COP31 sidelines in Antalya
The Prime Minister's Office said the two leaders backed regular consultation and reviewed progress on the June 2026 Islamabad memorandum of understanding.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Antalya, Turkey, on the sidelines of the COP31 summit, with the Prime Minister's Office saying the two discussed bilateral relations, the region's changing situation and regional peace and stability.
Aaj News, citing the Prime Minister's Office, reported that Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, Senator Sherry Rehman, Iran's foreign minister and senior officials of both countries attended the meeting.
The two leaders reaffirmed the close and long-standing ties between Pakistan and Iran and stressed the need to strengthen cooperation in every field.
Shehbaz expressed deep concern over the conflict that has long run in the region and pressed the case for talks, restraint, de-escalation and continued diplomatic contact to reach a durable peace. He described progress on the understandings reached under the June 2026 Islamabad memorandum of understanding as important and reaffirmed Pakistan's commitment to continuing its sincere and constructive role for regional peace and stability.
Pezeshkian thanked Pakistan for its continued diplomatic support for Iran and for its efforts for peace and security in the region, according to the same account. He said ties between the two countries rest on centuries of shared history, culture and religion, and conveyed Tehran's wish to widen cooperation across sectors.
The leaders agreed on the importance of regular consultation and close coordination to deal with shared challenges and to take up new opportunities, and said they would work together for regional peace, security and prosperity.
Express News reported that the prime minister held separate meetings with other leaders at the summit, among them Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud, Bangladesh's Prime Minister Tariq Rahman, OIC Secretary General Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa, Turkish First Lady Emine Erdogan, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir and World Bank President Ajay Banga.
Shehbaz expressed the government's and the people of Pakistan's solidarity with the Palestinians in his meeting with Mustafa, and the Palestinian prime minister thanked Pakistan for supporting the Palestinian position internationally, Express News reported. The meetings also covered the importance of highlighting globally the difficulties of countries most affected by climate change.
How the reports differ
Aaj News, citing the Prime Minister's Office, named the Pakistani and Iranian officials who attended and was alone in reporting the reference to the June 2026 Islamabad memorandum of understanding. Express News did not carry the memorandum but was alone in listing the prime minister's other meetings at COP31, including those with the Saudi energy minister, Bangladesh's prime minister, the OIC secretary general, the Palestinian prime minister, Syria's president and the World Bank president. UrduPoint led its report on the leaders' agreement to consult closely and to work for regional peace, security and prosperity.
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