Pakistan and UAE foreign ministers discuss regional issues, bilateral ties

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi met with his United Arab Emirates counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammed Faisal said on Saturday.
The spokesman said in a tweet that the ministers’ meeting was constructive and “the two FMs discussed bilateral cooperation and regional issues of mutual interest.”
Qureshi had arrived in the UAE on Friday to attend the 9th Sir Bani Yas Forum.
Sir Bani Yas Forum is an annual moot on peace and security in the Middle East and the Gulf organized by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
According to Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry, foreign ministers of various countries are participating in the forum to discuss the “issues related to Middle East.”
Qureshi is expected to hold a bilateral meeting with the foreign ministers and representatives of the other countries on the sidelines of the forum.
The forum aims to create a space for a frank and constructive conversation among leading policy and opinion makers on critical peace and security issues in the Middle East.
The Middle East is an area of immense importance to Pakistan; Islamabad had traditionally close relations with it for a long time.