TEHRAN, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said Thursday that Tehran is determined to ensure complete peace and security in West Asia, accusing the United States of undermining such efforts by repeatedly breaking its promises.
Qalibaf made the remarks during a meeting with Pakistan's Army Chief Asim Munir, who arrived in Tehran on Wednesday, leading a high-level delegation as part of ongoing efforts to mediate U.S.-Iran talks.
"I hope those who started the war and are now desperately seeking to stop it will truly end their past distrust-building behaviors through their actions and deeds," Qalibaf said.
Praising Pakistan's efforts to help secure a ceasefire and facilitate talks between Tehran and Washington, Qalibaf said that enforcing a comprehensive ceasefire across all conflict areas was among the conditions of the preliminary truce, calling on Islamabad to monitor its implementation as a mediator.
In a phone call earlier Thursday with his Lebanese counterpart Nabih Berri, Qalibaf said that Lebanon is an inseparable part of a comprehensive ceasefire in West Asia and plays an important role in efforts to ensure lasting peace in the region, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.
Munir said he understands the importance of a ceasefire in Lebanon and "will follow up on the issue," noting that he had ordered that no security incident should occur along the Pakistan-Iran border since day one of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
After over a month of spiraling conflict in the Middle East, the United States and Iran reached a two-week ceasefire on April 7, followed by peace talks between the Iranian and U.S. delegations in Islamabad on Saturday and early Sunday. Enditem
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