Tehran— Esmail Baghaei, Head of Center for Public Diplomacy and Spokesperson Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Tehran is hosting a quadrilateral meeting today attended by security and military officials from Turkiye, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Iran.
Speaking at his weekly press conference at the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Tehran, Baghaei said that the meeting will discuss regional issues.
He added that the initiative to convene the quadrilateral meeting was proposed during the visit of Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir to Tehran last week and was approved.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson explained that, as this meeting is the first of its kind, there are multiple topics open for discussion and decision-making, foremost among them issues affecting regional security, including Israeli expansion and developments in Palestine and the areas surrounding Lebanon.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson noted that a Qatari delegation visited Iran yesterday as part of the ongoing dialogues Tehran is conducting with the countries of the region, whether to strengthen bilateral relations with neighbouring states or to enable Qatar to perform its role as one of the mediators between Iran and the United States.
Baghaei expressed his belief that the quadrilateral meeting in Tehran could provide the groundwork for broader cooperation in the field of ensuring regional security, saying that Iran has not closed the window of diplomacy and is serious about this path.