2nd Round of Annual Bilateral Political Consultations with Germany
The 2nd Round of Annual Bilateral Political Consultations with Germany was held in Islamabad at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today. The Pakistan side was led by Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry. The German delegation was headed by State Secretary of the Federal Foreign Office Markus Ederer.
During the Consultations, with two sides reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral relations and looked into various possibilities of extending cooperation in political, economic, cultural and educational fields. It was agreed that the two countries will focus on areas of, inter-alia, trade facilitation, investment promotion, vocations training, renewable energy, water and disaster management.
The two sides had a frank exchange of views on global and regional issues. The talks were held in a friendly and cordial atmosphere.
It was agreed that the next round of Political Consultations would be held in Berlin on mutually convenient dates in 2015.
Islamabad
15 September 2014