Dar and Zaidong face each other to speak as they sit on separate brown leather sofas next to one anotherImage source, Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs via X
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Pictures of the face-to-face meeting have been shared by Pakistan’s foreign ministry

China's ambassador to Pakistan has expressed Beijing’s "full support" for Islamabad’s efforts to facilitate peace talks between the US and Iran.

Pakistan's foreign ministry says that Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar - who also serves foreign minister - met with Jiang Zaidong to discuss developments in the region.

During the meeting, Zaidong expressed "appreciation of Pakistan’s continued efforts to facilitate engagement” between the US and Iran “for sustained peace and stability in the region and beyond", the foreign ministry says.