WNAM MONITORING: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday categorically rejected any notion of Pakistan joining the Abraham Accords, reiterating that there would be “no flexibility” in Islamabad’s position on the matter until the recognition of an independent Palestinian state.
“There are a lot of rumours going on related to the Abraham Accord, let me clear that Pakistan’s stance is very clear and consistent on that. Until Palestine is recognised with the pre-1967 model with Quds Al Sharif as its capital, there will be no flexibility,” Dar said while addressing the media at the Pakistan Embassy in Washington, DC.
The foreign minister was speaking after a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who acknowledged Pakistan’s “sincere diplomatic and mediatory efforts” for peace and stability in the region.
The clarification came days after US President Donald Trump said he had asked several countries, including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Egypt, Jordan and Turkiye, to join the Abraham Accords to normalise relations with Israel.
In a lengthy social media post, Trump listed countries whose leaders he said he had spoken to regarding efforts to end the war with Iran.
“After all the work done by the United States to try and pull this very complex puzzle together, it should be mandatory that all of these countries, at a minimum, simultaneously sign onto the Abraham Accords,” Trump wrote.
“Those countries discussed are Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkiye, Egypt, Jordan, and Bahrain,” he added.
