Times of Islamabad

Pakistan and GCC Ministerial level meeting held

Pakistan and GCC Ministerial level meeting held

ISLAMABAD – Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has expressed hope thatregional and international organizations would play their role towardsaddressing grave threat to peace and security in South Asia as a result ofillegal and unilateral actions by India in Occupied Kashmir.

He was addressing Gulf Cooperation Council -Pakistan Ministerial-levelmeeting on the sidelines of the 74th session of UN General Assembly in NewYork.

The Foreign Minister highlighted latest human rights and humanitariansituation prevailing in Occupied Kashmir.

He said Indian forces continued to operate with impunity in the occupiedterritory with the civilians bearing the brunt of the debilitating impactof the lockdown.

The Joint Ministerial meeting also reviewed entire gamut of bilateralrelations between GCC and Pakistan. The meeting agreed to explore furtheravenues for enhancing bilateral trade and economic ties between two sidesas well as to strengthen institutional linkages.

The meeting was attended by Foreign Ministers of Oman and Kuwait along withPermanent Representatives of other GCC countries.