Ashgabat:President Masoud Pezeshkian has emphasized that regional diplomacy should extend beyond simply holding meetings, advocating for its use as a tool to manage crises, sustain dialogue, and prevent conflicts from escalating.

According to Islamic Republic News Agency, President Pezeshkian made these remarks on X following his return from Turkmenistan, where he participated in an extraordinary environmental summit of the Caspian Sea littoral states' leaders.

While in Ashgabat, he also attended a Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) summit and engaged in bilateral discussions with various officials on the sidelines of the event.