{"id":675,"date":"2026-04-23T16:48:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T16:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/?p=675"},"modified":"2026-04-23T16:48:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T16:48:37","slug":"naqvi-baker-discuss-efforts-for-second-round-of-us-iran-talks-in-islamabad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/23\/naqvi-baker-discuss-efforts-for-second-round-of-us-iran-talks-in-islamabad\/","title":{"rendered":"Naqvi, Baker discuss efforts for second round of US-Iran talks in Islamabad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ISLAMABAD<\/strong>: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met US Charg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires to Pakistan, Natalie Baker, in Islamabad, where the two discussed ongoing diplomatic efforts to hold a second round of US-Iran talks, the interior ministry said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the interior ministry\u2019s statement, during their \u201cimportant meeting\u201d, Naqvi and Baker exchanged detailed views on the latest regional situation and discussed diplomatic efforts regarding the possible second round of US-Iran negotiations in Islamabad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Naqvi commended US President Donald Trump\u2019s initiative to extend the ceasefire, calling it a \u201cwelcome development\u201d that made significant progress towards reducing tensions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe also hope for positive progress from Iran\u2019s side,\u201d the interior minister was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The meeting emphasised the need for continuity in diplomatic channels for a lasting resolution to the conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the ministry, the minister told Baker that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Field Marshal Asim Munir were making \u201call-out efforts at every level\u201d to resolve the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is hoped that both parties will give a chance to a diplomatic and peaceful solution,\u201d Naqvi said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Uncertainty has prevailed over the prospect of parleys, with the arrival of the US negotiators to Islamabad having been put off on Wednesday and no confirmation by Tehran about its participation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second round of negotiations has been delayed due to continued friction between the two countries, particularly regarding Iran\u2019s closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the US blockade of Iran\u2019s ports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the ceasefire extension created space for further diplomacy, Trump on Wednesday hoped a second round of talks could take place within two to three days, despite persistent mistrust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s possible!\u201d Trump reportedly told the New York Post by text message, after the newspaper reached out to him to confirm whether the talks were \u201cexpected in Islamabad within the next 36 to 72 hours\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Iran\u2019s foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei did not give a clear answer on resuming talks with the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When asked about the possibility of a second round of talks, Baqaei replied, \u201cDiplomacy is a tool to secure national interests and security, and whenever we conclude that the necessary and logical groundwork is in place to use this tool for realising national interests and consolidating the Iranian nation\u2019s achievements in frustrating enemies from achieving their sinister goals, we will take action.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Monday, the interior minister held separate meetings with the Baker and Iran\u2019s Ambassador to Pakistan Reza Amiri Moghadam, to discuss arrangements for a second round of Islamabad Talks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During his meeting that day, Naqvi informed Baker about the security measures taken for holding the talks, saying that \u201cspecial security arrangements have been made for all our special guests\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first round of historic direct US-Iran talks was held in Islamabad on April 11 and 12, following a Pakistan-brokered ceasefire on April 8. It had ended without an agreement, but also without a breakdown.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met US Charg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires to Pakistan, Natalie Baker, in Islamabad, where the two discussed ongoing diplomatic efforts to hold a second round of US-Iran talks, the interior ministry said. According to the interior ministry\u2019s statement, during their \u201cimportant meeting\u201d, Naqvi and Baker exchanged detailed views on the latest regional situation […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":672,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,16,2,9],"tags":[52,34,29,50,20,51],"ppma_author":[27],"class_list":{"0":"post-675","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-latest","8":"category-national","9":"category-pakisstan","10":"category-food","11":"tag-iran","12":"tag-iran-war","13":"tag-pakistan","14":"tag-peace-talks","15":"tag-trump","16":"tag-us"},"authors":[{"term_id":27,"user_id":3,"is_guest":0,"slug":"afnanwasif","display_name":"Web Desk","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cbec8328241e98fefcd32e00f20f7a6b502086a0b95d395db4b1565c51681914?s=96&d=mm&r=g","0":null,"1":"","2":"","3":"","4":"","5":"","6":"","7":"","8":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=675"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/675\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":676,"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/675\/revisions\/676"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=675"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}