Unilateral rejection of multilateral agreements will undermine importance of diplomacy: Pak

Pakistan said today that unilateral rejection of the multilateral agreements will undermine the importance of diplomacy in resolving conflicts through peaceful means, a day after President Donald Trump pulled the the US out of the 2015 landmark nuclear agreement with Iran.

"Pakistan believes that International Treaties and Agreements concluded through painstaking negotiations are sacrosanct. Arbitrarily rescinding such agreements will undermine confidence in the value of dialogue and diplomacy in the conduct of international relations and the peaceful resolution of disputes," the Foreign Office said in a statement.

It said Pakistan believes that the Iran nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or JCPOA, represents a very good example of a negotiated settlement of complex issues, through dialogue and diplomacy.

"We had welcomed the JCPOA when it was concluded and hope that all parties will find a way for its continuation, especially when the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has repeatedly verified Iran's compliance," it said.

Pakistan also said that it had noted the willingness of the parties to the agreement to work together on upholding their respective commitments as stipulated in the JCPOA, despite US decision to withdraw from it.

The Iran nuclear deal was reached in Vienna in July 2015 between Iran and the P5 (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council) plus Germany and the European Union.