RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa has reiterated the dire need for global convergence on Afghanistan to avoid a humanitarian crisis.
He was talking to Deputy Foreign Minister of Canada Ms Marta Morgan who called on him in Rawalpindi today [Monday].
During the meeting, matters of mutual interest, bilateral cooperation in various fields, overall regional situation and collaboration in humanitarian measures in Afghanistan were discussed.
The Army Chief said that Pakistan desires to maintain the tradition of bilateral engagement and wish for long term and multi-domain enduring relationship with Canada.
The visiting dignitary appreciated Pakistan’s role in evacuation operation in Afghanistan, regional stability and pledged to play her role for further improvement in diplomatic cooperation with Pakistan at all levels.
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Earlier, during the ‘4th Round of Bilateral Political Consultations’ held between Pakistan and Canada in Karachi, both countries reaffirmed their commitment to remain engaged to further boost bilateral relations, which has been increased with the passage of time in different spheres of cooperation.
Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood led the Pakistan delegation while the Canadian side was led by Marta Morgan.
“The two sides affirmed their commitment to remain constructively and meaningfully engaged to further reinforce Pakistan-Canada bilateral relations,” a statement shared by the Office of the spokesperson Ministry of Foreign Affairs read.
