Islamabad, Aug 12 (PTI) Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide will travel to Pakistan on Thursday on a two-day visit to discuss ways to expand bilateral cooperation, the Foreign Office said on Wednesday.
This will be the first visit by a Norwegian foreign minister to Pakistan in a decade.
Eide is coming to Pakistan at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, the Foreign Office (FO) said in a statement.
During his visit, the Norwegian foreign minister will hold delegation-level talks with Dar, with discussions expected to cover the full spectrum of bilateral relations between Pakistan and Norway.
“The two sides will discuss avenues for further expanding bilateral cooperation, particularly in trade and investment,
climate change, renewable energy, education and people-to-people contacts,” the FO said.
It added that they will also exchange views on important regional and international developments.
The visit would provide an opportunity to “further strengthen the longstanding and cordial relations between Pakistan and Norway and to explore new areas of mutually beneficial cooperation,” according to FO. PTI SH ZH ZH
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