FM Bilawal leaves for Tashkent

By Muhammad JuniadPublished On 23 Jan 2023

Islamabad: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will leave for Uzbekistan on Monday (today) to attend the 26th meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Economic Cooperation Organization being held in Tashkent.

The theme of the two-day conference is 'Year of Strengthening Connectivity'.

The Foreign Minister will address the Council and separately hold bilateral meetings with participating ministers of member states and other dignitaries on the sidelines of the event. The Council of Ministers is the policy-making forum of ECO that approves the decisions and annual work plan of the Organization.

As a founding member, Pakistan remains strongly committed to ECO which is aimed at the promotion of effective regional cooperation, with a special focus on communications, trade, culture, and connectivity.