Pakistan PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi reaches UK to attend 25th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2018
Islamabad, Apr 18 (IBNS): Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has reached the United Kingdom on Wednesday.
He reached the European nation to attend the 25th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2018.
"Abbasi was received by Pakistan's High Commissioner to the UK Syed Ibne Abbas and David Pearey, the special representative of the British Foreign Minister, at Heathrow Airport upon his arrival in London," reported Geo News.
The conference is scheduled to start from Wednesday.
It will continue for two days.
Meanwhile, Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Mohammad Asif has met British Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs
"Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif met Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Boris Johnson on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM-2018) in London today," read a statement issued by Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The two leaders reviewed progress in bilateral relations and reiterated commitment to further strengthening these ties by enhancing trade, promoting investment and creating greater opportunities for educational and cultural cooperation.
The Foreign Secretary said the UK greatly valued its partnership with Pakistan and was keen to further augment it.
The two sides also discussed regional and global issues.
"The Foreign Secretary particularly appreciated Pakistan's counter-terrorism achievements and efforts to bring peace and security in the region," the statement said.
The Foreign Minister briefed Secretary Johnson on the current state of Pakistan- India relations, situation in the Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, and ceasefire violations along the LOC and Working Boundary by the Indian side, read the statement.
The Foreign Minister invited Secretary Johnson to visit Pakistan for the next round of the Enhanced Strategic Dialogue (ESD) between the two countries, which the latter accepted.
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