Islamabad (August 31, 2018): Japan’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs Kazuyuki Nakane called on his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday.
According to the Foreign Office, the two dignitaries discussed areas of cooperation including trade, investment, human resource development, and science and technology during the meeting.
MOS for Foreign Affairs of Japan Mr. Kazuyuki Nakane paid a courtesy call on the FM.The two sides discussed
cooperation including trade, investment, human resource development, and S&https://t.co/OwOb4fUkjj highlighted the new opportunities in Pakistan for trade and investment. pic.twitter.com/33h1L7dMl8— Dr Mohammad Faisal (@ForeignOfficePk) August 31, 2018
The visiting minister also highlighted the new opportunities in Pakistan for trade and investment.
Earlier on August 30, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif arrived in Islamabad for talks with Pakistani leadership.
He is expected to have meetings with Prime Minister Imran Khan, Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser and Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi to discuss bilateral relations and expansion of cooperation in various fields.
Javad Zarif will also meet Prime Minister Imran Khan. PM Khan has expressed intention to improve and strengthen Pakistan’s ties with neighbouring country Iran.
Zarif is also expected to hold meetings with political and military leaders during his visit of Pakistan.
It is first to visit of Pakistan by a foreign minister after the new government in Islamabad.
Announcing the visit earlier in August, Foreign Minister Qureshi said that the Iran and Pakistan maintain brotherly ties and the two countries are interested in keeping security along the common borders.
A key barometer of the improving ties for Iran is whether Pakistan step up for the long-stalled Iran-Pakistan natural gas pipeline—a project first initiated in 1995.
The $7.5 billion project, touted as delivering 21.5 million cubic metres of gas to energy-starved Pakistan, has been opposed by the US for years as part of Washington’s opposition to Iran’s nuclear programme.
Mr Zarif is likely to be keen on re-starting the project, as it will provide much-needed income to an Iranian economy under siege from US sanctions.
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