Ministry of Maritime Affairs has started a vigorous diplomatic campaign forwinning the elections for International Maritime Organization’s category Cbeing held next year.
According to the ministry, after 1991, the present government has decidedto take part in the elections of IMO.
In this regard, diplomats and ambassadors were briefed here about the BlueEconomy vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan and federal minister forMaritime Affairs Ali Haider Zaidi.
The minister said that previous year, he went IMO and for the first timeany Pakistan Minister had also delivered speech at IMO.
He informed the diplomats that Pakistan would contest elections forCategory C at IMO next year.
The briefing was attended by diplomats and ambassadors of Bahrain,Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait,Maldives, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Turkmenistan, Yemen, Tajikistan andUzbekistan.
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Speaking on the occasion, Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali HaiderZaidi said that Pakistan has no shortage of resources and efforts areunderway to bring prosperity with good governance. Blue Economy concept isintroduced by PM Imran Khan Government’ for the first time.
He said that Port Authorities are running the cities all over in the world,adding that New York Port Authority ran the whole city.
Ali Haider Zaidi said that for the first time in country history, thepresent government is giving top priority to the Ports and sea trade.
