PM Imran Khan reiterates Pakistan’s unequivocal support for the rights of Palestinian people & their just struggle
ISLAMABAD, Mar 22 (SABAH): Prime Minister Imran Khan received the Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan, Mukhtar Tileuberdi, on the sidelines of the 48th session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers in Islamabad on Tuesday.
Pakistan’s bilateral relations with Kazakhstan as well as regional and international issues were discussed during the meeting.
The Prime Minister recalled his meeting with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in September 2021. Recalling Pakistan’s ‘Vision Central Asia’ policy, he underscored the need to intensify cooperation in enhancing trade and connectivity between the two countries.
Views were exchanged on various regional and international issues including Afghanistan.
Foreign Minister Tileuberdi briefed Prime Minister Imran Khan on the developments in Kazakhstan and its bilateral cooperation with Pakistan.
The Prime Minister reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to continue enhancing cooperation between the two countries in all areas of mutual interest, including at regional and international forums like the UN, OIC, SCO and ECO. He also looked forward to the visit of President Tokayev to Pakistan later this year.
Meanwhile the Foreign Minister of Palestine, Dr. Riyad al-Maliki, called on Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday, on the sidelines of the 48th session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) in Islamabad.
The Prime Minister reiterated Pakistan’s unequivocal support for the rights of the Palestinian people and their just struggle. He underscored that the Palestinian tragedy, which is a matter of great anguish for Pakistani people and Muslims all over the world, is at the heart of the turmoil in the Middle East. The Prime Minister stressed the importance of fulfilling the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people.
The Foreign Minister underlined that the unresolved issues of the Muslim Ummah, such as Palestine and the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, were among the root causes of instability in the respective regions. He added that the people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) were suffering grave atrocities and unabated repression for demanding their inalienable right to self-determination.
Foreign Minister Maliki expressed his gratitude for Pakistan’s unwavering support and principled position on Palestine.
Prime Minister Imran Khan and Foreign Minister Maliki also exchanged views on the excellent bilateral cooperation between Pakistan and Palestine as well as the collaboration between the two sides at regional and international forums including the OIC.