Pakistan and Lithuania agree to enhance high-level exchanges in various sectors

ISLAMABAD, May 24 (APP): Pakistan and Lithuania on Friday agreed to enhance high-level exchanges and cooperation, especially in the sphere of trade and investment, parliamentary exchanges, education, information technology, labor mobility, connectivity and cooperation in multilateral forums.

The agreement was reached during the 7th Round of Pakistan-Lithuania Bilateral Political Consultations (BPC) held here.

The Pakistani side was led by Additional Secretary Foreign Affairs (Europe), Ambassador Shafqat Ali Khan, while the Lithuanian delegation was led by Lithuanian Deputy Foreign Minister Egidijus Meilunas, a press release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

The Lithuanian delegation also included non-resident ambassador Recardas Degutis and senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The consultations provided an important opportunity to review the full range of bilateral relations and regional and global issues of common interest.

The Additional Foreign Secretary briefed his Lithuanian counterpart on the broad outlines of Pakistan’s foreign policy, prospects on regional and global issues and geopolitical development challenges. Both sides also expressed satisfaction with the commitment and cooperation in international forums, including the United Nations, and agreed to continue mutual support.

Deputy Minister Meilunas also addressed the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi. They expressed satisfaction with the progress of bilateral relations and reaffirmed their commitment to further expand and diversify mutually beneficial cooperation.

Both countries are celebrating the 30th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations this year.