00:02Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Arachi arrived in Islamabad Friday night, ahead of a planned
00:07second round of peace talks with the United States.
00:10US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are also due to head to Pakistan on Saturday
00:16morning.
00:17However, shortly after Arachi arrived in the capital, his ministry said the talks would
00:22be indirect.
00:24A first round of negotiations already took place in Pakistan earlier this month, but
00:30both sides failed to reach a deal.
00:33Tehran had initially declined to send a delegation to Islamabad for a second round.
00:38It now has done so, but confirmed Iranian officials do not plan on speaking with US representatives
00:44directly.
00:45Instead, they said they would convey messages to Pakistani officials.
00:51Islamabad had a heavy security presence on Friday, with checkpoints around the city and
00:56road closures in the so-called red zone surrounding the expected negotiation venue.
01:05During President Volodymyr Zelensky's first visit to the South Caucasus since Russia invaded
01:12Ukraine in 2022, Zelensky said he would be willing to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin for
01:18trilateral talks in Azerbaijan.
01:20Speaking next to Azerbaijan, President Ilham Aliyev, Zelensky added that Baku could mediate
01:27the diplomatic process.
01:55The Kremlin has so far rejected the idea of the idea of the
01:58the leaders meeting anywhere except Moscow, while Kyiv has said Zelensky is ready to meet
02:04Putin in any country except Russia or Belarus.
02:08Zelensky also confirmed for the first time that Ukrainian military experts have been deployed
02:14to Azerbaijan to share anti-drone expertise.
02:17In the meantime, Russia launched an overnight attack with over 600 drones and almost 50 missiles,
02:23which left seven dead and dozens injured.
02:30The European Union and United States signed an agreement Friday to coordinate on the supply
02:35of critical minerals needed for key industries such as defence.
02:40The deal comes as China's dominance in the field becomes a growing concern.
02:45The pact marks a rare embrace by President Donald Trump's administration of the
02:50role of the EU, of which it recently has been critical of.
03:15The EU is also seeking more progress in easing the effects of US steel tariffs.
03:21The bloc's trade commissioner said the talks are, quote, going in a positive direction, and
03:27added that the EU wants to align approaches with Washington towards third countries when
03:32it comes to steel trade.
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