Pakistan, which is mediating U.S.-Iran cease-fire talks, invited the foreign ministers of three Muslim countries and held a four-way meeting.
On the 29th (local time), Ishaq Dar, Pakistan's deputy prime minister and foreign minister, met in the capital, Islamabad, with ▲ Hakan Fidan, Turkey's foreign minister ▲ Badr Abdelatty, Egypt's foreign minister ▲ Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Saudi Arabia's foreign minister.
They are said to have focused on the issue of reopening the Strait of Hormuz after the Middle East war.
A Pakistani source said that several countries, including Egypt, delivered a proposal to the U.S. White House before the meeting that included a so-called "Suez Canal method" toll system.
Under the plan, Iran would collect tolls in return for providing safety to ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, and there has been a report that Iran's parliament refined a bill with the same gist and would unveil it next week.
If the bill becomes reality, the toll Iran would receive per ship passage is expected to be about $2 million (about 3 billion won).
In addition, Turkey, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia could form a consortium to manage crude oil shipments in the Strait of Hormuz and have asked Pakistan to join.
Pakistan, which became a U.S. "major non-NATO ally" in 2004, has recently positioned itself as a mediator to end the Middle East war.
Asim Munir, the army chief considered the power broker in Pakistan's government, spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump on the 22nd, and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is also said to have held several rounds of talks recently with Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian.