Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani, who is on an official visit to Tibet to attend the Trans-Himalaya Forum for International Cooperation, met Mongolia’s Deputy Prime Minister Sainbuyan Amarsaikhan and held a discussion with him on bilateral relations, reported on Thursday. Both leaders agreed to deepen trade and economic cooperation in the mining, agriculture and textile sectors. On the other hand, the 12th round of bilateral political consultations between Pakistan and Norway was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Pakistani delegation was led by Additional Secretary (Europe) Muhammad Salim and the Norwegian delegation was led by Director General for Regional Affairs Vebjorn Dysvik. The two sides reviewed the progress made after the last bilateral political consultation held in 2021. They also agreed to further strengthen cooperation in areas including investment, climate change, renewable energy and higher education.The Norwegian delegation was also briefed about the recently established Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) by the Government of Pakistan. The delegation was invited to explore investment opportunities under the SIFC.

 
Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)