IMF, Finance Ministry meeting delayed as UAE embassy processes visa
Embassy says visas will be issued after clearance from Dubai. Ministry submitted 'meeting letter' late.
ISLAMABAD:
The United Arab Emirates embassy in Islamabad has not yet issued visas for a Ministry of Finance delegation, which is supposed to meet an International Monetary Fund delegation on September 25 in Dubai, Express News reported on Wednesday.
Talking to Express News correspondent Irshad Ansari, a finance ministry spokesperson said that the Pakistan delegation was supposed to meet the IMF delegation in Dubai, which was there since two days, but the UAE embassy in Pakistan had not yet issued visas to the delegation stating that since the ministry had submitted the official 'meeting letter' today, the matter had been sent to Dubai. Only after official clearance from Dubai visas will be issued.
The spokesperson said that if visas were issued to them by evening, then the delegation would leave tonight for Dubai, adding that otherwise the Ministry of Finance would be notified of the matter.
The minister and secretary finance would then decide whether if the venue of the meeting should be changed to another location or hold it in Pakistan.
It is noteworthy that the IMF delegation had earlier refused to hold the meeting in Pakistan.
The United Arab Emirates embassy in Islamabad has not yet issued visas for a Ministry of Finance delegation, which is supposed to meet an International Monetary Fund delegation on September 25 in Dubai, Express News reported on Wednesday.
Talking to Express News correspondent Irshad Ansari, a finance ministry spokesperson said that the Pakistan delegation was supposed to meet the IMF delegation in Dubai, which was there since two days, but the UAE embassy in Pakistan had not yet issued visas to the delegation stating that since the ministry had submitted the official 'meeting letter' today, the matter had been sent to Dubai. Only after official clearance from Dubai visas will be issued.
The spokesperson said that if visas were issued to them by evening, then the delegation would leave tonight for Dubai, adding that otherwise the Ministry of Finance would be notified of the matter.
The minister and secretary finance would then decide whether if the venue of the meeting should be changed to another location or hold it in Pakistan.
It is noteworthy that the IMF delegation had earlier refused to hold the meeting in Pakistan.