ISLAMABAD: Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry arrived in Islamabad Sunday morning to attend the 48th session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers scheduled to start from March 22.
Special Representative to the Prime Minister on Religious Harmony Allama Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi received the guest upon his arrival at Islamabad airport.
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In a Twitter statement, Mr Ashrafi said the Egyptian foreign minister is visiting Pakistan after 24 years.
اسلامى تعاون تنظيم اجلاس كے مهمانون كى امد شروع مصر كے وزير خارجه سامح شكرى اسلام اباد پحنچ گے ائرپورٹ پر ان كا استقبال. حافظ محمد طاهر محمود اشرفى. مصر كے پاكستان مين سفير اور وزارت خارجه كے اعلى حكام نے كيا مصرى وزير خارجه پاكستان مين ٢٤ سال بعد اے هين pic.twitter.com/cssZLB7ika
— TahirMahmoodAshrafi حافظ محمد طاهراشرفى (@TahirAshrafi) March 20, 2022
At the historic occasion of #OIC48CFM, we in #Pakistan accord a warm welcome to HE Mr Sameh Shoukry, Minister of Foreign Affairs of #Egypt.
🇵🇰🤝🇪🇬#OICInPakistan pic.twitter.com/YRW6pDiGDi
— Spokesperson 🇵🇰 MoFA (@ForeignOfficePk) March 20, 2022
The OIC conference will start in Islamabad from Tuesday. The 48th summit is being convened under the theme: “Building Partnerships for Unity, Justice, and Development.”
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Earlier, Foreign Office spokesperson Asim Iftikhar tweeted that the conference will coincide with “launch of celebrations of 75th Anniversary of Pakistan’s independence on Pakistan Day”.
