Officials say next round very close as Sharif visits Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey
Officials in Islamabad have told Nikkei Asia that Pakistan is pressing hard to host a second round of talks between the U.S. and Iran ahead of the current two-week ceasefire deadline on April 21. © Reuters
ISLAMABAD — After the first round of Islamabad-mediated U.S.-Iran peace talks failed to reach an agreement last weekend, Pakistani officials are increasingly confident they can convene a second round within the next few days — before the expiry of the two-week ceasefire agreement brokered by Islamabad and announced last Wednesday.