ISLAMABAD – As part of Pakistan’s diplomatic efforts for de-escalationafter the recent tensions in Middle East and Gulf Region, Foreign MinisterShah Mahmood Qureshi will visit Washington on January 16-17.
He will also visit New York on January 15, 2020, where he will meet UNleadership including the Secretary General.
While in Washington, the Foreign Minister will meet US Secretary of StateMike Pompeo, National Security Advisor Robert O’ Brien and other seniorAdministration officials, a foreign office statement issued here on Tuesdaysaid.
He will also have meetings on the Capitol Hill, besides engagements withthe media, think tank community and the Pakistani Diaspora.
In the official talks, the Foreign Minister will focus on Pakistan’sdiplomatic outreach, which has been undertaken on the direction of PrimeMinister Imran Khan in the wake of recent tensions in the Middle East/GulfRegion, the statement said.
“The objective is to support efforts for de-escalation and resolution ofdifferences and disputes through political and diplomatic means. TheForeign Minister’s visit to the U.S. is part of these endeavors,” it added.
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The Foreign Minister, while reviewing full spectrum of bilateralrelationship, will underscore the value Pakistan attaches to a broad-based,long-term and enduring partnership with the U.S in line with the vision ofthe leaders of the two countries.
He will also brief his interlocutors on the prevailing situation in theIndian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJK), especially the prolongedsufferings of the Kashmiris caused by India’s unilateral and illegalactions of August 5, 2019.
The Foreign Minister will also highlight Pakistan’s role and continuedresolve to support the Afghan peace and reconciliation process, thestatement concluded.
