Staff Reporter Islamabad
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday expressed Pakistan’s desire to strengthen bilateral relations with Australia in the fields of economy, trade, education, defence, agriculture and science and technology.
The resolve came in a telephonic conversation with Australian counterpart Marise Payne wherein FM Qureshi said Pakistan gave importance to its relations with Australia.
Discussing the situation in Afghanistan, the foreign minister said the international community must take concrete steps for the humanitarian and economic assistance of the Afghan people.
“The world community will have to take decisions regarding Afghanistan keeping in view the challenges and prospects there,” he said.
He added that Pakistan had been most affected because of violence in Afghanistan as it is a close neighbour.
