His comments came a day after he rushed back to Islamabad to join negotiations with the U.S., while a Pakistan-mediated ceasefire in the American-Israeli war with Tehran has been in place since April 8.
The move also follows U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision over the weekend to cancel plans to send special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner to the talks, writing on Truth Social: “They can call us anytime they want, but you’re not going to be making any more 18 hour flights to sit around talking about nothing.”
Araghchi used his visit to Russia to stress his country’s links to Moscow. “We have always maintained close consultations with Russia and have held continuous bilateral discussions on a wide range of issues,” he wrote on his Telegram channel.