Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will visit Washington on 16-17 January 2020 as part of Pakistan's diplomatic outreach aimed at de-escalation of tension between United States and Iran.
According to Foreign Office spokesperson Aisha Farooqui, the Foreign Minister will also visit New York today (15 January), where he will meet UN leadership including the Secretary General.
While in Washington, she said that the Foreign Minister will meet Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, National Security Advisor Robert O' Brien and other senior Administration officials. The Foreign Minister will also have meetings on the Capitol Hill, besides engagements with the media, think tank community and the Pakistani Diaspora.
In the official talks, she said that the Foreign Minister will focus on Pakistan's diplomatic outreach, which has been undertaken on the direction of Prime Minister Imran Khan in the wake of the recent tensions in the Middle East/Gulf Region.
"The objective is to support efforts for de-escalation and resolution of differences and disputes through political and diplomatic means", the spokesperson said, adding that the Foreign Minister's visit to the US is part of these endeavours.
The Foreign Minister, while reviewing full spectrum of bilateral relationship, will underscore the value Pakistan attaches to a broad-based, long-term and enduring partnership with the U.S in line with the vision of the leaders of the two countries.
The Foreign Minister will also brief his interlocutors on the prevailing situation in IOJ&K, especially the prolonged sufferings of the Kashmiris caused by India's unilateral and illegal actions of 5 August 2019.
She further stated that the Foreign Minister will also highlight Pakistan's role and continued resolve to support the Afghan peace and reconciliation process.
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