Talks ended in Rome on Aug. 6 with no breakthrough on expanding the proposed pilot area: Lebanon pressed to add a new area while Israel said expansion should await completion of verification measures for the first two pilot areas. Delegations agreed on a list of parties that could potentially oversee future verification, stressed the need to maintain the ceasefire, and agreed to seek a new UN Security Council resolution as the international framework for arrangements after the UN Interim Force i

Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif is undertaking a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia to consolidate bilateral ties and discuss regional and international issues. He is scheduled to meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The Pakistani delegation includes the deputy prime minister and foreign minister, the army chief of staff, the chief of defence and other ministers. On the US-Iran conflict, a Pakistani foreign ministry spokesperson said Islamabad is consulting with other countries on the Middle East crisis and the security situation in the Strait of Hormuz and will continue efforts to seek a comprehensive, sustainable resolution.

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