Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shah Mehmood Qureshi said the priorities of foreign policy were revised, keeping in view the national interest of Pakistan.
Addressing the ceremony of achievements in 100 days of PTI government in Islamabad on Thursday, he said main impetus of Pakistan’s foreign policy is to improve relations with all of our immediate neighbors.
For this purpose, he made his first foreign visit to Afghanistan as Pakistan has a key stakes in peace in the neighboring country.
Shah Mehmood Qureshi said improvement in relations with India is very important for regional peace. He said a hand of friendship was extended to India after coming into power of PTI government, but that was not reciprocated.
He said the groundbreaking of Kartarpur Corridor is also a step in the direction of creating good relations with the neighbors.
The Foreign Minister said Iran is our important neighbor. A peaceful and stable border with the brotherly country is necessary. He said he met with his Iranian counterpart twice in efforts to improve the bilateral ties.
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Shah Mehmood Qureshi said China is a long-term strategic partner of Pakistan.
The visit of Prime Minister to China has been highly successful. The focus of CPEC has been changed to infrastructure to human resource, skills development, investment and efforts to increase exports of Pakistan.
He said the component of cultural diplomacy has also been added into foreign policy as part of promoting soft image of the country.
