Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Dr. Ahmed Shaheed to visit Pakistan in early May

The Foreign Minister of Maldives Ahmed Shaheed will visit Pakistan on May 3-5 to attend the First Meeting of the Joint Commission for Economic and Technical Cooperation between Pakistan and Maldives.

Shaheed will lead a four-member delegation in the meeting, according to a statement issued Tuesday by Pakistan's Foreign Ministry.

Hina Rabbani Khar, Pakistani Minister of State for Economic Affairs Division, will lead the Pakistani side.

The Foreign Minister of Maldives will exchange views on bilateral, regional and international issues of mutual concern with his Pakistani counterpart during the visit.

"The prime focus of the visit would be to further consolidate bilateral relations with particular emphasis on ways and means to enlarge economic and technical cooperation," the statement said.

Source: Xinhua

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