EU backs Pakistan’s mediation efforts in Iran conflict

European Council President António Costa has supported Pakistan’s mediation efforts in Iran conflict as he spoke by phone with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

As Caliber.Az reports, Costa wrote on social media platform X that he discussed with Sharif his assessment of the war and the outcomes of recent consultations in Islamabad involving the foreign ministers of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Türkiye.

Good call today with the Prime Minister of Pakistan @CMShehbaz Sharif to hear his assessment on the Iran war, as well as the outcome of the recent consultations between the Foreign Ministers of Egypt, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye held in Islamabad.

The EU…

— António Costa (@eucopresident) March 30, 2026

“Good call today with the Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif to hear his assessment on the Iran war, as well as the outcome of the recent consultations  between the Foreign Ministers of Egypt, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye held in Islamabad.

The EU is gravely concerned over the prolongation of the war and its increasing global impact.

I wish Pakistan all the best for its peace endeavours. The EU supports all mediation efforts. Only dialogue and diplomacy can bring peace and stability back to the Middle East, in full respect of the UN Charter and international law,” the post by Costa reads.

By Vafa Guliyeva