On the sidelines: Khar meets Saudi FM, EU representative
FM is scheduled to address the General Assembly session on September 23.
NEW YORK:
Representing Pakistan for the first time at the United Nations, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar met the Saudi Minister for Foreign Affairs on Wednesday to discuss matters of mutual importance.
Earlier in the day, Khar participated in the opening session of the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
She is scheduled to address the General Assembly session on September 23. Earlier on Tuesday, FM Khar met the Foreign Minister of Japan Koichiro Gemba. According to a press release issued by the Pakistan mission to the UN, FM Gemba told his Pakistani counterpart that the Government of Japan would provide $10 million to Pakistan as emergency aid for the victims of the floods in Pakistan.
Khar also met EU High Representative Lady Catherine Ashton and informed her, according to a handout, that Pakistan was “keen for market access as it would help in creating employment and dispensing aid.” According to the press release, Lady Catherine Ashton “expressed deep concern over widespread devastation by the recent floods in Sindh.
The foreign minister held bilateral meetings with the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Mauritius, Indonesia and Netherlands. She also met Kashmiri leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 22nd, 2011.
Representing Pakistan for the first time at the United Nations, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar met the Saudi Minister for Foreign Affairs on Wednesday to discuss matters of mutual importance.
Earlier in the day, Khar participated in the opening session of the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
She is scheduled to address the General Assembly session on September 23. Earlier on Tuesday, FM Khar met the Foreign Minister of Japan Koichiro Gemba. According to a press release issued by the Pakistan mission to the UN, FM Gemba told his Pakistani counterpart that the Government of Japan would provide $10 million to Pakistan as emergency aid for the victims of the floods in Pakistan.
Khar also met EU High Representative Lady Catherine Ashton and informed her, according to a handout, that Pakistan was “keen for market access as it would help in creating employment and dispensing aid.” According to the press release, Lady Catherine Ashton “expressed deep concern over widespread devastation by the recent floods in Sindh.
The foreign minister held bilateral meetings with the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Mauritius, Indonesia and Netherlands. She also met Kashmiri leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 22nd, 2011.