ISLAMABAD, March 20: Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi met the Foreign Minister of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Sameh Hassan Shoukry on Sunday.
Foreign Minister Shoukry is visiting Pakistan for bilateral engagements and participation in the 48th session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) being held in Islamabad on 22-23 March 2022.
The two Foreign Ministers held in-depth consultations, exchanging views and perspectives on a wide range of bilateral, regional and international issues.
Both sides expressed satisfaction at the excellent state of bilateral relations and close cooperation at various regional and multilateral fora. Underscoring Pakistan’sshared bonds of common faith, cultural affinity and historically warm ties with Egypt, the Foreign Minister reaffirmed the desire to further deepen the multi-dimensional relationship between the two countries. The two Foreign Ministers agreed to enhance high-level exchanges and to strengthen institutional engagement for adding further momentum to close collaboration on all issues of mutual interest. The Foreign Minister also stressed the need to foster closer inter-Parliamentary cooperation as part of enhanced people-to-people exchanges between the two brotherly countries.
Foreign Minister Qureshi highlighted the potential for increased cooperation in the fields of trade, investment, defence, tourism, agriculture and higher education.Both Foreign Ministers concurred on the need to explore opportunities for such bilateral cooperation.
The Foreign Minister apprised his counterpart of the ongoing human rights violations and illegal demographic changes in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). He also briefed Foreign Minister Shoukry on the recent so-called “accidental” firing of a missile by India into Pakistan’s territory. He stressed that, in addition to highlighting disturbing questions about the multiple shortcomings and technical lapses of serious nature in India’s management of strategic weapons, the lack of communication and explanation from India’s side was a source of serious concern. Noting that the incident was consistent with India’s irresponsible conduct and needed to be addressed by the international community, the Foreign Minister underscored Pakistan’s demand for a joint probe into the incident. NNI
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