FS-level talks between Bangladesh, Pakistan underway

Bangladesh and Pakistan are holding a foreign secretary-level Foreign Office Consultation (FOC) in Dhaka.

Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin and Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Amna Baloch are leading the Bangladesh and Pakistan sides respectively at the FOC.

The FOC began at the State Guest House Padma at 10:30 am on Thursday and will continue till 1 pm.

The last FOC between Bangladesh and Pakistan was held in 2010.

Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Amna Baloch arrived in Dhaka on Wednesday (April 16).

Director General of South Asia Wing at Bangladesh’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) Ishrat Jahan welcomed her upon arrival at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.

During her stay in Dhaka, Foreign Secretary Baloch is expected to pay courtesy calls on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain following the FOC on Thursday.

Additionally, Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is scheduled to visit Dhaka later this month. It will be the maiden visit by a Pakistani foreign minister since 2012.