ISLAMABAD: A three-day ‘Envoys’ Conference’ is all set to start today (Monday) in which nine envoys deputed in different countries and multilateral institutions will brief the government on various developments in their respective areas.
The conference will be held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a Foreign Office statement said on Sunday.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is scheduled to attend the concluding session where he will be briefed on the outcomes and he will also share his vision of foreign policy of Pakistan. The envoys, who have been invited to attend the conference, are Ambassador Jalil Abbas Jilani from Washington DC, Ambassador Masood Khalid from Beijing, High Commissioner Abdul Basit, New Delhi, Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi from United Nations, New York, Ambassador Ayesha Riyaz from Vienna, Ambassador Naghmana Hashmi from Brussels/EU, Ambassador Abrar Hussain from Afghanistan, Ambassador Tehmina Janjua fromUN/Geneva and Ambassador Qazi M Khalilullah from Moscow.
The conference is a regular feature in which representatives of Pakistan in various regions brief the government on important developments in their respective areas of accreditation, challenges and opportunities arising out of such developments.
The envoys also present their recommendations towards existing foreign policy with a view to review, adapt and recalibrate policy in accordance with the prevalent strategic, political and economic trends.
Similarly, last year’s conference had focused on connectivity, and regional issues along with developments.
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