Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar held a meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on the sidelines of the extraordinary OIC Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in Jeddah on Saturday. The two leaders reaffirmed the strong bilateral and multilateral ties between Pakistan and Egypt, highlighting their shared values and cultural connections.
During the meeting, they agreed to further strengthen political, defense, cultural, and economic relations, as well as promote greater people-to-people exchanges. The ministers also discussed pressing regional and global issues, expressing grave concern over the escalating violence in the West Bank and the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Dar commended Egypt’s pivotal role in delivering humanitarian aid and facilitating ceasefire negotiations.
Both leaders reiterated their firm opposition to the forced displacement of Palestinians and emphasized the need for a lasting resolution to the conflict based on pre-1967 borders, with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as the capital of an independent Palestinian state.
In addition, Dar extended an invitation to Dr. Abdelatty to visit Pakistan at a mutually convenient time, further solidifying the diplomatic ties between the two nations.
