Pakistan to continue support to Bangladesh

By Diplomatic Correspondent
7 June 2006, 18:00 PM
Pakistan will continue support to Bangladesh in its efforts as the chair of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc).

Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri said this during talks with Foreign Affairs Adviser Reaz Rahman on Tuesday in Islamabad.

They also discussed bilateral and regional issues of mutual interest.

According to APP report, Kasuri underscored the high priority that Pakistan attached to relations with Bangladesh and stressed the need for increasing cooperation between the two countries to their mutual advantage.

They reviewed matters relating to Saarc and reiterated Pakistan's continued support to Bangladesh in its efforts as the chair of the Saarc.

They also discussed preparations for the forthcoming meeting of the Saarc Council of Ministers in Dhaka in August.