The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Senator Ishaq Dar, met Friday at the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim, apart from the 32nd Ministerial Meeting of the Regional Forum of the ASEAN.
Giving transmitted the warm wishes of the Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and reiterated Islamabad’s commitment to deepen bilateral relations with Malaysia.
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He also praised the leadership of Malaysia as president of ASEAN for 2025.
Ibrahim corresponded to the warm feelings and said he hoped to welcome Prime Minister Shehbaz to Malaysia in October.
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Give thanked the leader of Malaysia for hospitality and the successful organization of the ASEAN forum.
He also welcomed the practical steps of Malaysia to boost trade and investment between the two countries, after the visit of Prime Minister Ibrahim to Pakistan in October last year.
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Dar represents Pakistan in the Asean Regional Forum.
The high -level meeting brings together foreign ministers and high -level representatives of 27 ARF member countries, as well as the Secretary General of the ASEAN, to deliberate on political and security challenges faced by the Asia and Pacific region.
On the agenda is strengthening peace, stability and multilateral cooperation through constructive dialogue.
During its stay in Kuala Lumpur, the DPM is also expected to interact with members of the Pakistani diaspora in Malaysia.
Established in 1994, the ARF is a main multilateral platform for political and security consultations in Asia-Pacific.
