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Qatari PM lauds Islamabad MoU for ‘stopping the war’
Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani said on Monday that with a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between Iran and the United States in Pakistan, “We have reached a state of stopping the war.”
The Qatari foreign minister made the remarks in an interview with Al Jazeera.
He said that the preliminary agreement between Washington and Tehran “took great effort with our partners in Pakistan and regional and international support to create suitable conditions for negotiations.”
The Qatari official, whose country played a role in mediating between Iran and the US, said the aim of the MoU is to stop the war and lay the foundation for further talks.
“Other issues being discussed between Washington and Tehran include Iran’s nuclear file, the status of the Strait of Hormuz and regional security”, he added.
Qatar’s foreign minister said the initial agreement establishes an institutional framework for the ongoing negotiating process.
Iranian and American presidents separately signed the MoU on Wednesday to end a recent aggression by the United States and Israel against Iran. The agreement between Iran and the US was finalized on Sunday, following months of intensive negotiations mediated by Pakistan, with support from other regional countries.
Under the agreement, the war and all military operations, including in Lebanon, have ended immediately, and the US naval blockade against Iran has been lifted.
The MoU also provides for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping. The two sides have now engaged in 60‑day negotiations to address outstanding issues, including the lifting of all sanctions against Iran and Iran’s nuclear program.