OTTAWA: Pakistan and Canada have agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation in multiple domains, local media reported on Saturday.
A press statement said that that the two sides agreed during the 5th Round of Pakistan-Canada Bilateral Political Consultations held in Ottawa.
According to media reports, the Pakistan side was led by Ambassador Mariam Aftab, Additional Foreign Secretary (Americas), while the Canadian side was led by Assistant Deputy Minister (Indo-Pacific) Weldon Epp, Global Affairs Canada.
The two sides also reviewed the entire spectrum of bilateral ties and identified opportunities and possibilities for further cooperation, especially in the spheres of investment, trade, parliamentary exchanges, counter terrorism, education, and people-to-people contacts.
The Additional Foreign Secretary also briefed on Pakistan’s foreign policy priorities and also invited Canadian firms to invest in energy, mining and IT fields in Pakistan. The two sides also discussed mutual collaboration at international fora, including the UN, and agreed to further deepen cooperation.
They expressed satisfaction at the overall progress in bilateral ties and committed to enhance cooperation in all sectors of mutual interest.
The Canadian side was also apprised of recent developments in the South Asian region, especially Afghanistan, Pakistan-India ties and human rights violations in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
The 6th round of Bilateral Political Consultations will also be held in Islamabad at mutually convenient dates.
