Outgoing CG calls on Shehbaz

LAHORE: The outgoing US Consul General, Yuriy Fedkiw, and the newly appointed Consul General, Elizabeth Kennedy Trudeau, on Friday called on Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif.



During the meeting, different matters of mutual interest came under discussion, including promotion of the Pakistan-US relations and enhancement of bilateral cooperation in different sectors. The chief minister paid tributes to the services of the outgoing US consul general and expressed his good wishes for the new incumbent.

He said friendly relations existed between Pakistan and the USA which would be further improved in the coming days. He said Pakistan had achieved numerous successes in different sectors during the last four years and as a result, Pakistan was more secure, peaceful, prosperous and developed than before.



Pakistan had achieved wonderful successes in the war against terrorism and fanaticism, he added. Speaking on the occasion, Fedkiw said Chief Minister Shehbaz had worked very hard for development and prosperity of people.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 19^th, 2017.