Jeddah: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar has said that he was pleased to meet Faisal bin Farhan, Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia, on the sidelines of the OIC CFM emergency session in Jeddah on Palestine on Monday.

In a statement issued on X, Ishaq Dar said that we discussed the grave humanitarian situation in Gaza, including the ongoing genocide, famine and the urgent need for a permanent ceasefire, unhindered humanitarian access, reconstruction, and lasting peace.

Ishaq Dar said that we also reviewed our brotherly bilateral ties in diverse areas and exchanged views on key regional and international developments of mutual interest.