FM Qureshi to co-chair sixth round of Pakistan-EU Strategic Dialogue in Belgium

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi is set to leave for Brussels today on a three-day visit at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Belgium Sophie Wilmes.

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During his stay in Belgium’s capital city, the foreign minister will co-chair the 6th round of Pakistan-EU Strategic Dialogue with EU High Representative and Vice President Josep Borrell, said Radio Pakistan.

This would be the first in-person session of the Pakistan-EU Strategic Engagement Plan, since the signing of the landmark plan in June 2019.

Qureshi will meet NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. The two sides remained closely engaged on Afghanistan, and had undertaken joint training and capacity building programmes for military and civilian personnel in the past.

FM Qureshi will exchange views with Belgian parliamentarians and Members of the European Parliament.

He will also meet and address members of the Pakistani diaspora residing in Belgium and Luxembourg.

On January 14, the foreign minister visited Oman to condole over the demise of the country’s ruler Sultan Qaboos bin Said. Sultan Qaboos was one of the Middle East’s longest-serving rulers.

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Qureshi was welcomed at the Muscat International Airport by the country’s ambassador to Oman and officials of the Omani foreign affairs.