ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has been awarded the chairmanship of Abu Dhabi Dialogue (ADD) for the first time, which will be formally taken over by the country’s industries minister for a period of two years starting October 27, the Pakistani ministry of industries said on Monday.
ADD was established in 2008 as a forum for a dialogue and cooperation between Asian countries of labor origin and destination. The 6th ministerial-level Abu Dhabi Dialogue will be held from October 28 to October 29.
Pakistani Industries and Production Minister Khusro Bakhtyar arrived in Dubai on Monday to lead the Pakistani delegation at the forum.
On behalf of the Pakistani government, Bakhtyar will “accept the chairmanship handing over to Islamic Republic of Pakistan during ceremony which will take place on 27th October” for 2022-2023, his ministry said in an official handout.
The forum comprises twelve member states of the Colombo Process (CP) and six Gulf nations of destination as well as Malaysia. Pakistan started participating in ADD consultations in 2016.
ADD aims to enable safe, orderly and regular labor migration in some of the world’s largest temporary labor migration corridors, it said.
“Through multi-lateral dialogue and cooperation on the joint development of labor mobility-related programming, implementation, and reporting, the ADD helps to ensure that Member States develop partnerships for adopting best practices, and are in a position to learn from one another’s experience,” the statement added.
