Hina Rabbani Khar to attend Commonwealth Summit in Rwanda

• Hina Rabbani Khar will lead Pakistan’s delegation
• Rwanda is hosting CHOGM 2022 in Kigali
• The last CHOGM was held in London in 2018.

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar will Pakistan’s delegation at the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) being held in Kigali, Rwanda from June 24-25.

According to the Foreign Office, she will also attend the Pre-CHOGM Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting (CFAMM) on 23 June. The Minister of State would also hold bilateral meetings with several world leaders on the sidelines of the event.

The leaders of the 54 member countries of the Commonwealth would hold discussions on issues related to the youth, technology and innovation and various global challenges including climate change, post-covid recovery and economic crises, particularly in the context of present conflict in Europe.

Besides the CHOGM Communiqué titled “Delivering a Common Future: Connecting, Innovating, Transforming”, various important documents such as Kigali Declaration on Child Care and Protection Reform, Commonwealth Living Lands Charter, and Declaration on Sustainable Urbanization are also expected to be adopted.

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The Minister of State will present Pakistan’s perspective at the plenary as well as other discussions during the Commonwealth event.

The Foreign Office said Pakistan is one of the eight founding members of the Commonwealth, and is expanding its engagement with the organization and member countries in pursuance of the common goals of peace, prosperity and sustainable development.

Rwanda will host the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2022. The meeting was due to be held in 2020 but has been delayed twice due to the Covid-19 pandemic.  The last CHOGM was held in London in 2018.

Prince Charles will represent the Queen and open the meeting. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will also hand over the role of chair-in-office of the Commonwealth to the President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame.

Rwanda is the most recent country to have joined the Commonwealth, in 2009. This will be the first CHOGM held in Africa since Uganda in 2007.