Pakistan keen to work closely with Commonwealth states: PM

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has assured the Secretary General of Commonwealth of the Nations Patricia Scotland that Pakistan was keen to work closely with the Member States to make the organization more relevant and effective in areas such as climate change and enhancement of the role of the youth.

The Prime Minister held a warm and cordial meeting with Secretary General of Commonwealth of the Nations Patricia Scotland on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Leaders’ Event that took place in London on Friday to welcome King Charles III in the latter’s capacity as the new Head of the Commonwealth.

During their conversation the Prime Minister briefed the Secretary General on how he envisaged re-imagining the Commonwealth in the light of the major challenges confronting the global community.

In this context, the Prime Minister also informed the SG that Pakistan would host the tenth Commonwealth Youth Ministerial Meeting that had to be postponed on account of the unprecedented floods that had caused severe damage to the country’s economy and infrastructure

The Prime Minister also extended an invitation to the SG to undertake an official visit to Pakistan which the SG assured him that she would do so at an early date.

Source: Radio Pakistan

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