Jakarta (ANTARA) \u2013 President Prabowo Subianto and Pakistan\u2019s Prime\nMinister Shehbaz Sharif spoke by telephone about their plan to travel to\nTehran, Iran, to help de-escalate the tensions currently affecting Gulf\nand Middle East nations.<\/p>\n
President Prabowo shared the contents of his discussion with PM\nSharif during a meeting with kiai, ulama and Muslim intellectuals at the\nIndonesian Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Thursday evening, 5\nMarch.<\/p>\n
\u2018He (President Prabowo) said earlier, before this meeting, he had\nspoken by telephone with the Prime Minister of Pakistan,\u2019 said Jimly\nAsshiddiqie, chair of the ICMI Advisory Board, after the meeting with\nPresident Prabowo at the Palace on Thursday night.<\/p>\n
\u2018And what I am grateful for is that the Pakistani Prime Minister has\nagreed to join President Prabowo in visiting Tehran. That is what the\nPresident explained,\u2019 Jimly added.<\/p>\n
\u2018Jimly then told the gathering that President Prabowo explained that\nthe mediation intention is more about damping the escalation currently\noccurring in Gulf states, particularly after the United States military\nand the Zionist State of Israel unilaterally attacked Iran last\nweek.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u2018Thus, it is not about negotiating nor mediating between what with\nnot only in the sense of negotiation or mediation between Israel and\nIran; not like that. This is because a person (the highest authority)\nhas been killed, right? The Ayatollah has been killed, so offering peace\nis not in that context, but this is to prevent escalation,\u2019 Jimly\nexplained.<\/p>\n
\u2018So, not only Indonesia. In other words, what President Prabowo\nenvisages has the support of the Pakistani Prime Minister. \u2026 They will\ngo to Tehran together,\u2019 Jimly said.<\/p>\n
\u2018Imagine Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, Indonesia \u2014 among these four, they\nare the largest Muslim nations, with Indonesia and Pakistan the biggest\nnon-Arab ones. The Arab states have many issues, including internal\nconflicts, and there are five American military bases in the Gulf.\nPolitically, they are involved in the Israel, America versus (Iran)\nconflict. Therefore, the role of Indonesia and Pakistan as the largest\nMuslim-majority countries is crucial in urging peace, even if the\nchances are small, but it is worth trying,\u2019 he continued.<\/p>\n
\u2018Jimly noted that the initiative by President Prabowo has also\nreceived broad support from Muslim figures attending the palace meeting\non Thursday night.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u2019Separately, PM Sharif announced the contents of his discussion with\nPresident Prabowo. The Pakistani PM described the telephone discussion\nwith the President as<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/prabowo-and-pakistan-pm-discuss-plan-to-go-to-tehran-to-help-curb-escalation-1772748285", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }