Norwegian FM arrives today

Norwegian Foreign Affairs Minister Espen Barth Eide is set to undertake an official visit to Pakistan on August 13-14 to discuss deepening bilateral ties, marking the first visit by a Norwegian foreign minister to the country in a decade, the Foreign Office (FO) said on Wednesday.

Eide is visiting Pakistan at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister and FM Ishaq Dar.

During his two-day visit, the Norwegian foreign minister will hold delegation-level talks with Dar, with discussions expected to cover the full spectrum of bilateral relations between Pakistan and the Kingdom of Norway.