Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf were invited by Pakistan to visit Islamabad for talks, a spokesman said Monday.

The negotiations between the US and Iran are “ongoing” to restore stability, particularly in the Strait of Hormuz, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said at a weekly briefing in Islamabad.

Iran's foreign minister and parliament speaker are set to visit Islamabad as Pakistan continues diplomatic efforts following its mediation between Tehran and Washington.

In April, the Pakistani government hosted in Islamabad the first direct US-Iran talks in decades. They culminated in the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed in June by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Trump.

Pakistan has negotiated with Iran to secure safe passage for at least one Qatari liquefied natural gas shipment, according to people with knowledge of the matter, the latest effort by the South Asian nation to use its diplomatic ties to ease a deepening energy crunch.

Pakistan's Shia clerics and scholars have warned the government against taking any position against Iran under a proposed "Mecca Agreement"

Donald Trump expects the conflict to end soon but acknowledged problems with supplies of some weapons. Iran is meanwhile considering legislation to bar US, Israeli and other “hostile” vessels from the Strait of Hormuz.

Pakistan, Aug. 6 -- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, on Wednesday, reaffirmed that Pakistan highly valued its close and brotherly ties with the Islamic Republic of Iran.