FM: Pakistan keen to join East African Community as consultative stakeholder

F.P. Report

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday expressed Pakistan’s interest to join East African Community (EAC) as consultative stakeholder.

In a meeting with Kenyan Cabinet Secretary and Minister for EAC Aden Muhammad in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, the two sides exchanged views on bilateral relations and cooperation on EAC, the Foreign Office said in a statement here.

The East African Community (EAC) is a regional intergovernmental organisation of six partner states comprising Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda, with its headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.

Foreign Minister Qureshi, who is in Nairobi to participate in Pak-Africa Trade Conference said active participation of Kenya in trade blocs was important for regional stability. The Kenyan Cabinet Secretary lauded Pakistan’s efforts to focus on maintaining trade links with Africa.

Qureshi extended invitation to Kenyan Cabinet Secretary Aden Muhammad to visit Pakistan.

The Frontier Post

Recent Posts

Hamas rejects reported plan for US takeover of Gaza

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP): Hamas denounced on Monday a plan reportedly being considered by…

5 minutes ago

Türkiye sees benefit in Iran’s nuclear talks, says President Erdogan

ANKARA (AA): Türkiye sees benefit in Iran's nuclear talks, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his…

14 minutes ago

Former Columbia University president Minouche Shafik tapped as UK economic adviser

LONDON (AP) : British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday appointed economist and former Columbia…

37 minutes ago

Australia will pay Nauru to resettle foreign born criminals

MELBOURNE (AP) : Australia will pay the small Pacific island of Nauru to resettle foreign-born…

37 minutes ago

Israel sends tanks deeper in Gaza City, more families flee

CAIRO (Reuters) : Israel pushed tanks deeper into Gaza City and detonated explosives-laden vehicles in…

37 minutes ago

Foreign powers used terrorism in Pakistan for political purposes: PM

F.P. Report TIANJIN : Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, addressing the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit…

37 minutes ago

This website uses cookies.