Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met with his Iranian counterpart Eskandar Momeni on Friday to discuss regional tensions and diplomatic efforts.

The two met in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, where they are attending a Shanghai Cooperation Organization interior ministers’ meeting, The Caspian Post reports, citing Anadolu agency.

They discussed the latest regional situation as well as “issues of de-escalation and internal security,” according to a Pakistani Interior Ministry statement.

“Both the interior ministers stressed the need to continue diplomatic efforts for sustainable peace in the region,” said the Pakistani statement.

Naqvi has been directly involved in negotiations with Tehran as Pakistan is mediating a possible agreement between the US and Iran to permanently end the war, which began on Feb. 28.

Reports have emerged that Naqvi and Momeni met twice since Thursday in Bishkek amid intense diplomatic efforts to sustain the ceasefire between the US and Iran towards a potential agreement.