ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday arrived in Istanbul on a two day official visit after concluding his tour of Iran.
During his stay, he will participate in a trilateral meeting to be attended by the Foreign Ministers of Turkey and Afghanistan as well. The summit is taking place after the Istanbul summit on the Afghan peace process was postponed after the Taliban refused to attend.
The three foreign ministers will discuss the latest developments in the Afghan peace process, exchange views on achieving the shared objectives of a peaceful and stable Afghanistan and highlight Pakistan’s valuable efforts towards this end.
The Foreign Minister will also hold bilateral talks with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu. They will review the entire spectrum of bilateral relations and discuss preparations for the 7th Session of the High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council, which will be held in Turkey this year.
The visit to Turkey is part of regular high-level exchanges between the two countries. Foreign Minister Çavusoglu visited Pakistan in January 2021 and the two foreign ministers also met on 29 March 2021 on the sidelines of 9th session of Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process Ministerial Conference in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
