The Minister of Foreign Affairs goes on a visit to Germany, Denmark, Sweden
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will embark on an official visit to Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway from Monday (August 22).
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, apart from consolidating and expanding bilateral cooperation with the key partners, the visits will provide a valuable opportunity to further strengthen Pakistan’s engagement in Europe and to share perspectives on regional and global issues.
Apart from meeting their respective counterparts in Berlin, Copenhagen, Stockholm and Oslo, the foreign minister will also interact with the media.
The focus of the visit would be to further deepen and broaden Pakistan’s economic engagement with key export destinations and to identify more opportunities for our people.
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Pakistan has long-standing, multidimensional relations with Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
These countries are important destinations for our students to pursue higher education and have significant investment ties with Pakistan.
On August 18, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had asked the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO) to support digital education for the youth of Pakistan.
Bilawal Zardari had said this while talking to Organization for Digital Cooperation Secretary General Damah Al-Yahya via video link.
They had exchanged issues related to the development of the digital economy in all member countries including Pakistan.
The foreign minister had said that Pakistan wanted and was ready to keep pace with the changing world.
Appreciating Pakistan’s diplomatic role, the organization’s secretary general had said that Pakistan had always played a responsible role as one of the founding members of the organization.
The Digital Cooperation Organization is a seven-member forum comprising Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia that aims to drive greater cooperation in entrepreneurship, business growth and employment in a shared digital economy.
On August 16, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) had expressed keen interest in cooperation and investment in plasma fractionation facilities and digitization of the health sector in Pakistan.