Dar meets Nepal foreign minister at UN General Assembly
The two reviewed bilateral ties and discussed using political and economic consultations to deepen cooperation, APP reported.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar met Nepal's Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal in New York on Thursday on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, the Associated Press of Pakistan reported. The meeting reviewed the state of Pakistan-Nepal relations and discussed ways to strengthen cooperation between the two countries.
According to APP, the two sides discussed using the Political Consultations and Economic Consultations mechanisms to build on their existing engagement. These mechanisms are the structured channels through which officials from Islamabad and Kathmandu hold regular talks on diplomatic and economic matters. The meeting took place as foreign ministers and heads of government gathered in New York for the annual General Assembly debate, where sideline bilateral contacts are a central part of the calendar.
Dar conveyed condolences to Khanal over the loss and devastation that Nepal has faced. The APP report did not specify the event that prompted the condolences, and no new agreement was announced. The discussion was part of a series of bilateral contacts Pakistan's delegation has held on the margins of the General Assembly session.
Pakistani officials have used the UN General Assembly week for diplomacy in addition to formal statements in the General Debate. Meetings on the Assembly sidelines often produce joint statements or follow-up working-level contacts, but Thursday's dispatch gave no indication of immediate next steps. Neither side immediately released further details of the Dar-Khanal conversation.
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