Zubair Qureshi
Ethiopia and Pakistan are close to signing a bilateral political consultation agreement by the end of the current year to foster deeper cooperation at bilateral, regional and multilateral levels for addressing global challenges.
This was expressed during a meeting between Ethiopian ambassador JemalBekerAbdula and Additional Secretary (Africa) Ministry of the Foreign Affairs Hamid Asghar Khan.
Both sides agreed to sign the agreement at the earliest possible time which will help create an institutional mechanism for both the countries to work together at bilateral, regional and multilateral levels for dealing with global issues such as climate change, terrorism, cybercrimes, fake news and others.
On the occasion, Ambassador JemalBeker briefed the Additional Secretary about the earnest desire of the Government of Ethiopia for signing the Bilateral Political Consultation agreement with the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to further strengthen the bilateral relations.
He highlighted the growing cooperation between the two countries in the realms of politics, economy, trade and culture through consistent and constructive engagement between the governments, business community, academia and professionals of the two countries with the delegations’ exchange in the last two years.
