Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif on Sunday urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to keep the national interest paramount in the ongoing talks with the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

According to a statement issued by the ruling party, Shehbaz briefed the former prime minister and his elder brother on the talks, besides other important issues, including the country’s current political and economic situation.

According to Express News, the meeting took place at Jati Umra, which was also attended by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz. The meeting lasted for two hours, the report said, adding that Nawaz emphasized the need for national unity in the current circumstances.

“We all have to work together for the country,” Nawaz said during the meeting, according to Express News. Regarding talks with PTI, Nawaz told Shehbaz Sharif to keep the country’s interest above all else in the talks.

According to the PML-N statement, important political and national issues were discussed in the meeting and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif briefed Nawaz Sharif on the country’s political and economic situation and consulted him on important issues.

During the discussions, the top PML-N leadership was informed that the government’s efforts to solve the country’s economic problems had borne fruit and inflation had come down significantly. “The meeting was informed that the situation is moving in a positive direction,” the statement said.

According to the statement, PML-N President Nawaz Sharif expressed satisfaction with the government’s measures to reduce inflation and provide relief to the people. “The PML-N government will continue to serve the people,” Nawaz was quoted as saying in the statement at the meeting.

It said the demands of the PTI – presented to the government in the third round of talks last week – were also discussed at the important meeting. Prime Minister Shehbaz briefed the party leadership on the latest status of the negotiation process.