PM Shehbaz Sharif to go to Turkey subsequent week, confirms International Workplace

“The prime minister can be visiting Turkey subsequent week, and we might be sharing with you extra particulars containing parts, particular parts and engagements envisaged throughout this go to,” FO spokesperson Asim Iftikhar mentioned in response to a query throughout his weekly press briefing.

Former prime minister Imran Khan went to Turkey on a two-day go to in January 2019, the place he met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara and different senior authorities officers.

PM Shehbaz has held two overseas journeys this month to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), respectively, after assuming workplace on April 12, as he sought to strengthen bilateral ties with the oil-rich states.

Following the prime minister’s go to, Saudi Minister of Finance Mohammed al-Jadaan advised Reuters this week that the Kingdom was finalising the extension of the $3 billion deposit to Pakistan.

Pakistan is in dire want of exterior funds, damage by excessive inflation, reserves declining to as little as lower than two months of imports, and a fast-weakening forex.

On different overseas engagements, the spokesperson mentioned International Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari visited Davos, Switzerland, to attend World Financial Discussion board’s Annual Assembly from Might 23-26, with Minister of State for International Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar accompanying him.

He mentioned on the sidelines of the occasion, the overseas minister — accompanied by Minister for Local weather Change Sherry Rehman and Khar held bilateral conferences with — Queen Máxima of The Netherlands, International Minister of Finland Pekka Haavisto, Romanian International Minister Bogdan Aurescu, Saudi International Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, and others.

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Previous to Davos, on the particular invitation of State Councilor and International Minister Wang Yi, Bilawal visited China — his first bilateral go to overseas since assuming workplace final month — on Might 21-22, the International Workplace spokesperson mentioned.

Condemnation of Yasin Malik’s conviction

Whereas starting his press convention, the spokesperson strongly condemned and rejected the mala fide conviction and sentencing of Hurriyat chief Yasin Malik in a grossly suspicious and contrived case registered beneath the draconian Illegal Actions Prevention Act (UAPA) and Indian Penal Code (IPC) courting again to 2017.

The spokesperson famous that the Indian Cost d’Affaires (Cd’A) in Islamabad was referred to as to the International Workplace on 25 Might and conveyed Pakistan’s sturdy indignation over the extremely reprehensible sentencing of Malik.

Earlier within the week, in a powerful assertion, International Minister Bilawal condemned the Indian court docket’s fallacious conviction of Yasin Malik and demanded his pressing and rapid launch.

The overseas minister has additionally written letters to UN Excessive Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bache let and OIC Secretary-Basic Hissein Brahim Taha, apprising them of the dire human rights and humanitarian state of affairs in Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJK). Specifically, the overseas minister expressed grave concern over the sham conviction of Hurriyat chief Yasin Malik.

“India should harbour no delusions. Pakistan will proceed to boost its voice to specific its issues and spotlight the gross excesses that India continues to commit with unchecked impunity towards the Kashmiri individuals and their political management in IIOJK,” Iftikhar added.