Qureshi, Kuwaiti FM stress upon enhanced collaboration

ISLAMABAD, June 19 (DNA): Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and
Foreign Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs of Kuwait,
Sheikh Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah Saturday discussed the entire
gamut of bilateral relations and stressed the need for enhanced
collaboration on issues of mutual interest at regional and international
fora.

Foreign minister Qureshi welcomed the ease of visa restrictions for
Pakistani nationals by the Government of Kuwait. Both ministers met on
the sidelines of Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey.

Building on the positive momentum in the relationship, both foreign
ministers agreed on developing a five-year strategic plan to further
enhance the bilateral relations.

Pakistan accorded high priority to its fraternal ties with Kuwait, which
were firmly rooted in shared values and commonality of interests in
multiple areas, the foreign minister said.

Both sides also discussed as to how their countries could cooperate with
each other in the area of food security and in advancing multilateral
cooperation in relevant fora, particularly in the Asia Cooperation
Dialogue (ACD).

The foreign minister of Kuwait extended an invitation to foreign
minister Qureshi to visit Kuwait, which was accepted.

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