Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi, the special representative of the prime minister for interreligious harmony and the Middle East, predicted on Sunday that the region would benefit from the restoration of diplomatic ties between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
He said that the simplicity of a diplomatic dispute between two comradely nations would aid in easing the troubles and sufferings of the Islamic world. Ashrafi, who is also the head of the Pakistan Ulema Council, praised President XI Jinping of China for his efforts to improve relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran. He added that, according to reports, Iran and Saudi Arabia had decided to resume diplomatic relations and reopen their embassies within two months. He claimed that both nations had consented to resurrect security and trade agreements from 2001 and 1998.
“The most important thing is that the two countries would not interfere in the internal affairs of one other,” he maintained.
He said this news had spurred a wave of happiness in the Muslim Ummah as it would help dismantle the nefarious designs of enemies who tried to create conflict between the Muslim countries on the basis of sectarianism.
Shedding light on the background of this new development, he asserted that during the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Saudi Arabia a couple of months ago, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman requested the former to bridge the gap with Iran.
Ashrafi said the Arab world had termed the crown prince the ‘leader of peace’ due to his peace-building measures between the two brotherly countries.
He said Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman following the footprints of King Salman bin Abdulaziz had given a new vision not only to Saudi Arabia but to all the Muslim world by making all-out efforts to unite them at one platform.
He said that whether it was the matter of Palestine or Kashmir, the Muslim world should sit together and devise a combined strategy to meet all the challenges being faced by the Muslim Ummah on the globe.
He expressed the hope that this constructive step would further strengthen fraternal ties between Saudi Arabia and Iran and bring peace and stability in Yemen, Syria and in the days to come ahead.
He also appreciated the role of Saudi Arabia in connection with Russia and Ukraine’s war.
He said the Saudi foreign affairs minister was in Russia these days after visiting Ukraine as per reports in a bid to remove differences between the two war-torn countries.
He said Pakistan had also lauded this significant initiative taken by Saudi Arabia for peace and stability in the region.
