ISLAMABAD – Foreign Minister Shah Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, on theinvitation of his Japanese counterpart Taro Kono, will undertake a four-dayof Japan fromFebruary 24 to 27.
During the visit, the Foreign Minister will hold importantdiscussions/meetingswith various Japanese dignitaries including Prime Minister Shinzo Abe,Foreign Minister Taro Kono, Chairman Japan-Pakistan ParliamentaryFriendship League (JPPFL), Seishiro Eto and Chairman Japan-PakistanBusiness Cooperation Committee (JPBCC) Teuro Asada, a foreign officestatement issued here on Tuesday.
Apart from interacting with the Pakistani Community, the Foreign Ministerwill also deliver a speech at Japan Institute of International Affairs(JIIA) and interact with Japanese intelligentsia, it added.
Japan is a key economic partner of Pakistan and has made importantcontributions in supporting Pakistan’s development efforts over the years.
The Foreign Minister will be visiting Japan after a gap of seven years.
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The visit will provide an opportunity to both sides to discuss bilateralrelationsin detail as well as issues of regional and global importance.
Foreign Minister’s visit to Japan will further enhance already existingfriendlyrelations between the two countries, the statement said.
