‘our Region Needs Peace’: Iranian Minister Urges For Peace Amid India-pakistan Conflict

Iranian overseas curate Abbas Araghchi who was connected a two-day sojourn to India has urged some New Delhi and Islamabad to workout restraint. His telephone for bid came aft Pakistan attacked Indian cities pinch drones. However India intercepted each of them pinch precision and thwarted nan attacks. 

“We dream that India and Pakistan will forestall nan escalation of hostility successful nan region. Our region needs peace, particularly to grow economical practice betwixt location countries, and we dream this will happens,” he said.

Araghchi was successful India to co-chair nan 20th Joint Commission Meeting betwixt India and Iran. It was his first sojourn to India aft assuming agency successful August past year. He was scheduled to clasp wide-ranging talks pinch External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. 

Before his sojourn to India, Araghchi “exchanged views” pinch Pakistan Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar astir resolving “complex issues done diplomacy and negotiations”. He had besides past spoken to Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari to talk nan escalating location situation. He had asked for restraint from some sides and to de-escalate nan tensions. 

The Iranian minister’s sojourn came successful nan aftermath of nan Pahalgam violent onslaught connected April 22 that killed 26 people, mostly tourists. 

Iran had offered to agent bid betwixt India and Pakistan and said Tehran was fresh to usage its bully offices successful Islamabad and New Delhi to “forge greater knowing astatine this difficult time". The Iranian broadside had said they would effort to de-escalate tensions successful nan region. 

Published on: May 9, 2025 7:50 AM IST