LONDON: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi met British counterpart TheresaMay on Thursday at the Buckingham Palace.
The premier is scheduled to meet Prince Charles today and attend a dinnerlater, hosted by Prime Minister May. The main theme of the Commonwealthconference, of which Pakistan is one of the founding members, is “Towards ACommon Future.”
Earlier, His Royal Highness Prince of Wales welcomed Commonwealth leadersfrom 53 countries to the formal opening to the meeting.
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi reached the UnitedKingdom to lead the Pakistani delegation in the 25th Commonwealth Heads ofGovernment Meeting (CHOGM) 2018.
Abbasi was received by Pakistan’s High Commissioner to the UK Syed IbneAbbas and David Pearey, the special representative of the British ForeignMinister, at Heathrow Airport upon his arrival in London.
PM Abbasi is expected to participate actively in all executive and retreatsessions as well as a number of events being held on the CHOGM’s sidelines.Further, during his stay in London, he is also scheduled to call on QueenElizabeth II and Prince of Wales, and meet the British leadership as well.