During his regular media briefing from Headquarters, Stéphane Dujarric was asked about an announcement by Pakistan’s Prime Minister that the sides had agreed on a final text for a peace deal to end more than 100 days of war.

“We've seen that announcement. We saw also the announcements from the President of the United States yesterday,” he said.

“Given the sensitivity of the situation and the fact we've been close before, we will hold off on any comment, but we are encouraged by the general tone of what we're hearing.”

Pakistan has been a mediator in the war that erupted in late February after the US and Israeli bombed military and nuclear sites in Iran, and Tehran’s subsequent attacks on US targets in the Gulf region.

More to come on this developing story…