ISLAMABAD – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman did not give a letter toPakistani PM Imran Khan for Iranian President Hasan Rouhani, PakistanForeign Office has clarified.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has refuted rumors that Saudi Arabiahas asked Pakistan to intervene and mediate between Iran and the kingdom.
In a press release issued on Friday, the MOFA has dismissed the reportsthat claimed Saudi authorities and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salmanhad conveyed a letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan to deliver itto President Hassan Rouhani for dialogue between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
“These reports are without any basis as no such letter or message wasconveyed, nor has Saudi Arabia asked Pakistan to play any mediatory rolewith Iran,” the foreign office said. The office further said that theinitiative for possibility of dialogue between Saudi Arabia and Iran, whichare two brotherly countries of Pakistan, is an effort by the PM ‘forensuring peace in the region’.
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