Pakistan, Türkiye urge diplomacy to ease growing regional strains

Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohammad Ishaq Dar, held a telephone conversation with Türkiye’s Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan, to discuss the need for de-escalation in the region.

The exchange focused on regional developments and underscored the importance of reducing tensions, according to an official statement by Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs published on the social media platform X, Caliber.Az reports.

Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar @MIshaqDar50 spoke last evening with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan @HakanFidan.

They discussed the evolving regional situation and expressed serious concern over the rising tensions.

DPM/FM underscored the… pic.twitter.com/BvN0E4qw10

— Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) March 18, 2026

“Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar spoke last evening with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.

They discussed the evolving regional situation and expressed serious concern over the rising tensions.

DPM/FM underscored the urgent need for de-escalation and emphasised that constructive dialogue and diplomacy remain the only effective means to resolve issues and promote peace and stability in the region,” the post by the ministry reads.

By Vafa Guliyeva