WASHINGTON: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, who is in New York participating United Nation Security Council (UNSC) meeting, is set to call on US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on July 25, officials confirmed Tuesday.
It will be Dar’s first official meeting with Secretary Rubio.
Diplomatic insiders believe that Dar is expected to convey Pakistan’s gratitude to US President Donald Trump for his role in helping de-escalate tensions between Pakistan and India following the recent border conflict.
US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce confirmed the upcoming meeting, stating that senior leaders from both sides will be present, and she herself will attend.
The meeting comes just weeks after Pakistan formally recommended President Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize.
The request was sent to the Nobel Committee in Norway, signed by Dar himself, recognising Trump’s “extraordinary role” in restoring calm in South Asia.
President Trump had earlier acknowledged Kashmir as a long-standing, unresolved issue and offered to help mediate a solution, a move Pakistan welcomed immediately.
Dar’s meeting with Rubio unfolds at a time when Indian aggression along the border remains unchecked, and New Delhi has unilaterally suspended the Indus Waters Treaty, refusing to participate in neutral negotiations over water-sharing rights.
The standoff is expected to feature in the discussions, alongside the Kashmir issue and broader bilateral matters.
Trade and economic cooperation between Pakistan and the US may also come up during the talks, according to diplomatic sources.
