Dhaka: Pakistan high commissioner to Bangladesh Syed Ahmed Maroof today called on foreign secretary Md Jashim Uddin and briefed him about the ‘regional issues’, a Bangladesh foreign office statement said. ‘The High Commissioner of Pakistan briefed the Foreign Secretary about regional issues,’ the statement said in an apparent reference to the escalated tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad over the terrorist attack in Kashmir in India.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the Pakistan envoy made the call on a day after foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain stated that Dhaka favours a peaceful resolution to the India-Pakistan tensions over Kashmir, emphasizing dialogue and diplomacy as the means to ensure peace and stability across South Asia.
The statement highlighted that the foreign secretary and the envoy anticipated Pakistan’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister Ishaq Dar’s Dhaka visit would occur at a mutually convenient time. This visit was postponed due to the ongoing India-Pakistan tensions.
Bangladesh foreign office’s top bureaucrat and the Pakistan high commissioner expressed satisfaction with the ‘constructive discussion and the successful conclusion’ of the sixth round of Foreign Secretary Level Bilateral Consultations (FOC) on April 17 in Dhaka. They viewed the event as a positive step toward strengthening bilateral cooperation.
The discussions emphasized the importance of continued follow-up and further work by the relevant authorities from both sides on the areas and issues discussed during the Foreign Secretary Level Bilateral Consultations. The envoy also informed the foreign secretary about the ongoing visit of a high-level business delegation from Pakistan to Bangladesh for focused discussions on specific products as the Bangladesh-Pakistan Business Forum is being held in Dhaka.