Türkiye, Egypt, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia discuss Hormuz reopening proposals
Foreign ministers of Türkiye, Egypt, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia convened in Islamabad on Sunday for two days of discussions on ending the war in the Middle East.
Talks focused on proposals to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, including a possible management consortium and Suez Canal-style fee structures, as Pakistan announced Iran had agreed to allow 20 more Pakistani-flagged vessels through the strait as a confidence-building measure.
Talks between Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan have concluded for the day.
A joint statement is expected to be released soon.
Quadrilateral meets; Iran, US and Israel not present
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan joined Pakistan's Muhammad Ishaq Dar, Saudi Arabia's Faisal bin Farhan and Egypt's Badr Abdelatty at Pakistan's Foreign Ministry in Islamabad, the Turkish Foreign Ministry confirmed in a social media post on X.
Egypt's Abdelatty and Fidan arrived Saturday night; Faisal bin Farhan landed Sunday afternoon.
Security was tight, and the foreign ministry driveway was decorated with the flags of all four countries.
"Iran, the U.S. and Israel were not represented," a Pakistani foreign ministry source who spoke to Reuters said.
Before the joint session, Dar held separate bilateral meetings with each of his counterparts.