Times of Islamabad

Pakistan FM Shah Mehmood Qureshi to attend SCO Council of Foreign Ministers Meeting in Bishkek

Pakistan FM Shah Mehmood Qureshi to attend SCO Council of Foreign Ministers Meeting in Bishkek

ISLAMABAD – The two-day SCO Council of Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (SCO-CFM)is being held in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic from Tuesday.

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will lead the Pakistan delegation atthe meeting.

Foreign Ministers of all SCO Member States are expected to attend.

This CFM will approve important documents which will later be adopted bythe Council of Heads of States meeting, to be held in Bishkek next month.

During the CFM, the Foreign Minister will deliver remarks at the PlenarySession.

The Foreign Minister, on the sidelines, is due to hold bilateral meetingswith several participating Ministers and the Secretary General of SCO.

The Foreign Minister’s participation in the SCO-CFM illustrates the highimportance that Pakistan attaches to the SCO and to deepening itsengagement with the region.