{"id":60163,"date":"2026-10-14T11:19:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T11:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/60163\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T14:41:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T14:41:24","slug":"%d9%85%d8%b9%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%8a-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3%d9%8a%d8%af-%d9%88%d8%b2%d9%8a%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ae%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%ac%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%88%d9%86%d8%b8%d9%8a%d8%b1%d9%87-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a8%d8%a7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/60163\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister and his Pakistani counterpart hold press conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/ministry\/about-us\/key-figures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oman\u2019s Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mofa.gov.pk\/minister-for-foreign-affairs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan<\/a>, held a joint press conference in Islamabad following the eighth session of the Joint Ministerial Committee between the Sultanate of Oman and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=239147262  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-60150\" src=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:-7Kg.2b38\/w:910\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Unknown-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"910\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:-7Kg.2b38\/w:910\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Unknown-4.jpg 910w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:-7Kg.2b38\/w:267\/h:300\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Unknown-4.jpg 267w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:-7Kg.2b38\/w:768\/h:864\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Unknown-4.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:-7Kg.2b38\/w:100\/h:112\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Unknown-4.jpg 100w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:-7Kg.2b38\/w:960\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Unknown-4.jpg 1138w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:-7Kg.2b38\/w:960\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Unknown-4.jpg 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sayyid Badr highlighted the importance of dialogue, diplomacy and constructive engagement in addressing regional challenges, reducing tensions and resolving disagreements to prevent further escalation.<\/p>\n<p>He commended Pakistan\u2019s constructive role in supporting diplomatic efforts in the region, noting their importance in building confidence and advancing peaceful solutions to regional challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Mohammad Ishaq Dar said the Ministers exchanged views on the war between the United States and Iran, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, developments in the Bab Al Mandab Strait and the situation in Gaza. He noted the close alignment between the two countries\u2019 positions and called for intensified efforts to address these issues and restore peace and stability to the region.<\/p>\n<p>During the press conference, the Ministers affirmed the importance of continuing diplomatic efforts and prioritising dialogue to resolve disagreements and reduce tensions in support of regional peace and stability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ministers affirmed the need to continue diplomatic efforts and prioritise dialogue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":60162,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[111],"tags":[251,307,1006],"class_list":["post-60163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-gaza-en","tag-pakistan-en","tag-strait-of-hormuz-en"],"acf":{"fm_post_excerpt_app":"The Ministers affirmed the need to continue diplomatic efforts & prioritise dialogue"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60163","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60163"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60163\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60179,"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60163\/revisions\/60179"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}