Selective: Pakistan invited to attend CICA

Pakistan is among the 40 countries that, so far, have accepted the invitation to attend the fourth CICA Summit.

BEIJING: Pakistan is among the 40 countries that, so far, have accepted the invitation to attend the fourth Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) Summit to be held in Shanghai, China from May 20 to 21. President Mamnoon Hussain will lead the Pakistani delegation in the summit, diplomatic sources said here. Spokesperson of Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said how to pursue common development and prosperity through cooperation in a peaceful, secure and stable environment is a major question that all countries in the region are trying to answer and an aspiration shared by all the people living in the region.  CICA is the largest multilateral security forum in Asia that covers all sub-regions of Asia. Qin said a platform like this enables Asian countries to enhance dialogue and communication and jointly explore ways to safeguard and promote security in Asia, which is of great significance.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 2^nd, 2014.

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