Visit to Japan by H.E. Ms. Hina Rabbani Khar, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

May 23, 2012
Japanese

H.E. Ms. Hina Rabbani Khar, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, will visit Japan from Thursday, May 24 to Saturday, May 26 upon invitation by the Minister for Foreign Affairs.
On Friday, May 25, Minister Khar and H.E. Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, will hold a Japan-Pakistan Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. At the meeting, the two Ministers are expected to exchange views on the further strengthening of the bilateral relations, as well as on the cooperation on regional and international issues.
This year marks the 60th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Pakistan, and it is expected this visit by Minister Khar will further strengthen the existing ties of friendship between the two countries.

(*This is a provisional translation. The date indicated above denotes the date of issue of the original press release in Japanese.)

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