# Pakistan, Iran leaders reaffirm ties in COP31 meeting

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/pakistan-iran-leaders-reaffirm-ties-in-cop31-meeting/
- Published: 2026-11-11T21:16:21+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T22:38:15+00:00
- Original publisher: Middle East Eye (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/pakistan-iran-leaders-reaffirm-ties-cop31-meeting
- Topics: Asia, Business, Climate, Geopolitics, Government, Markets, Middle East, Politics, Science, World

## Key points

- Sharif and Pezeshkian met during COP31 in Antalya.
- They reaffirmed ties and pledged to strengthen cooperation.
- Sharif urged diplomacy and de-escalation amid regional conflict.

## Summary

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian at the COP31 climate summit in Antalya, Turkey, and said the two countries would strengthen cooperation. The meeting matters as Sharif voiced concern about prolonged regional conflict and presented diplomacy as the route to peace.

Sharif said Pakistan would build on understandings reached under the Islamabad MoU and continue working for regional stability. He cited the countries’ shared history, culture and faith, and called for dialogue, restraint and de-escalation; the article gives no further details of the MoU or any specific agreements from the meeting.

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