Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Sunday noted the “positive momentum” in Pakistan’s recent engagements with Egypt.
He was addressing a joint press conference alongside Egyptian PM Badr Abdelatty, who arrived in Islamabad last night for a two-day official visit. During his visit, Abdelatty would discuss a wide agenda — from consultations on conflicts, including Gaza and Sudan, and the dispute over the Iranian nuclear programme, to ways of boosting economic cooperation.
Dar said Abdelatty’s visit “reflects our shared commitment to deepening bilateral ties across economic, defence and cultural domains”.
“Pakistan holds its relations with Egypt in very high regard and we view this visit as an important opportunity to advance our common objective,” the deputy premier highlighted.
“I appreciate the positive momentum in our recent engagements at different levels, including our interactions on the margins of regional and multilateral fora around the globe,” he added.
Dar said he looked forward to “productive discussions today aimed at strengthening cooperation and building on the strong foundation of our long-standing partnership and brotherhood”.
“Egyptian and Pakistani brotherhood is broadly known all over the world,” he said, adding that both he and Abdelatty had a great responsibility to take their countries’ diplomatic, economic, trade, business, security, and defence relations to a “much higher level”.
In his remarks, FM Abdelatty termed Pakistan his “second country” and conveyed Egypt’s condolences over the “tragic loss of lives and injuries” in the recent terrorist attacks in Islamabad and Peshawar.
“We stand in full solidarity with Pakistan in the fight against terrorism and violent extremism,” the Egyptian top diplomat affirmed.
Earlier today, Dar received FM Abdelatty upon his arrival at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Foreign Office said on social media platform X.
Both were to hold “important bilateral consultations”, the post added.
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