Pakistan & Belarus celebrates 30 years of the establishment of diplomatic relations

ISLAMABAD, Feb 03 (SABAH): Pakistan and Belarus on Saturday celebrated 30 years of the establishment of diplomatic relations.

According to a statement issued by Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch on Saturday, Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani has exchanged messages of heartfelt felicitations with Belarusian Foreign Minister, Sergei Aleinik. The respective ambassadors in Islamabad and Minsk have called on the Foreign Ministers and presented the congratulatory messages.

Pakistan-Belarus bilateral relations are characterized by mutual respect and trust and constructive dialogue based on the Islamabad Declaration of Pakistan-Belarus Partnership and the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation of 2015. This relationship has continued to grow with frequent high-level exchanges and robust collaboration in economic, industrial and agriculture sectors.

In his message to Foreign Minister Aleinik, Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani has appreciated the positive trajectory of bilateral relations over the last thirty years. He has expressed commitment of the Government of Pakistan for even deeper mutually beneficial partnership with Belarus.

As a testament to mutually beneficial relationship, Pakistan and Belarus have also concluded a Visa Abolishment Agreement for Diplomatic and Official Passports holders.