Times of Islamabad

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi leaves for two nation official visit

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi leaves for two nation official visit

ISLAMABAD – Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi left for Tokyo today(Saturday) on a three-day official visit to Japan.

Talking to media before departure, he expressed confidence that the visitwill help further strengthen bilateral, economic relations.

The Minister said several Japanese companies have successfully operating inPakistan, and there are still many opportunities to be explored inbilateral cooperation.

Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Pakistan has economic partnership with Japan.

He said Japan greatly helped Pakistan in the past and it has a major rolein development assistance.

The Foreign Minister said he is going to Japan at the invitation of hisJapanese counterpart. However, he said, he will have opportunity tointeract with the Japanese media and think-tanks.

Shah Mehmood Qureshi said after the Japan visit, he will go to Beijing toparticipate in Belt and Road Forum to which Prime Minister Imran Khan hasbeen invited as special guest.

He said we will be able to present our flagship program China-PakistanEconomic Corridor before the world. He said meetings will be held with theChinese leadership during the four-day visit.