Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif discussed trade and regional cooperation on the sidelines of COP31 in Antalya, with Islamabad pressing for continued diplomacy.
Pakistan’s Prime Minister’s Office said the meeting took place Nov. 11 on the sidelines of the summit’s Leaders’ Summit. Sharif urged dialogue to ease a prolonged conflict and said Pakistan was prepared to support regional peace efforts.
Sharif also called for building on understandings reached under the Islamabad MoU in June 2026. Pezeshkian thanked Pakistan for its diplomatic support and expressed Tehran’s interest in broader cooperation, the office said.
The leaders agreed to continue consultations and coordinate on regional peace and security, the Pakistani office said. Their discussions also covered political and economic ties, trade and regional coordination, according to Iran’s presidency, whose account was reported by Anadolu Agency.
Pezeshkian separately met Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid. Iran’s presidency said they discussed bilateral relations and cooperation across sectors, Anadolu Agency reported.
