Pakistan foreign minister to attend SCO meet in India: Ministry | News
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Islamabad says Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s foreign ministers’ meeting next month.
Pakistan’s foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s (SCO) foreign ministers’ meeting in India next month, says the Pakistani ministry.
The SCO is a regional political and security bloc whose members include Russia, China, India and Pakistan.
The foreign ministers meeting will be held on May 4 and May 5 in the western Indian coastal state of Goa, reports said.
Pakistan foreign office’s spokeswoman Mumtaz Zahrah Baloch said Bhutto Zardari will be attending the SCO meet at the invitation of his Indian counterpart, Dr S Jaishankar, according to a report by Pakistan’s Dawn website.
“Our participation in the meeting reflects Pakistan’s commitment to the SCO Charter and processes and the importance that Pakistan accords to the region in its foreign policy priorities,” Baloch said.
“Pakistan continues to participate in SCO meetings in keeping with our longstanding commitment to SCO”.
More to follow.
