RIYADH (Kashmir English): Amid the ongoing tensions between Iran and Israel, the Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman held a telephone call to discuss the current situation with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.
According to Arab media, during the conversation, the Saudi Crown Prince urged the Iranian President not to use force to resolve conflicts.
He said that Saudi Arabia condemns harming Iran’s sovereignty and security. Mohammed bin Salman said that the Israeli government wants to escalate the conflict with Iran and involve the United States in a war, but today the entire Islamic world is united in support of Iran.
He expressed confidence that Iran will take wise steps and will try its best to resolve the conflict peacefully.
During the telephonic discussion, the Iranian President Masoud Peshmerga said that whenever peace comes close to the region, Israel tries to thwart it. He expressed his determination that Iran and Saudi Arabia will work together to make the region peaceful.
Earlier, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a telephone conversation on Saturday evening with Dr Masoud Pezeshkian, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
He said Pakistan stood resolutely in solidarity with the brotherly people and the Government of Iran in the face of Israel’s unprovoked and unjustified aggression.
He strongly condemned Israeli attacks against Iran, which violated its sovereignty and territorial integrity, and were in complete defiance of the UN Charter and international law. Iran had the right to self-defence, as provided under Article 51 of the UN Charter, he added.
While expressing heartfelt condolences to President Pezeshkian over the loss of precious lives in the attacks, the prime minister recalled Pakistan’s support to Iran at the UN Security Council’s emergency meeting, held on Friday.
The PM denounced Israel’s blatant provocations and adventurism as a grave threat to regional and global peace and stability. He also strongly condemned Israel’s unabated genocidal campaign against the valiant Palestinians, carried out with complete impunity.
He urged the international community and the United Nations to take urgent and credible steps to put an end to Israel’s aggressive behaviour and its illegal actions. He stated that Pakistan was fully committed to promoting peace in the region and stood ready to play its role in this context.
