Norway Commends Pakistan’s ‘Constructive Role’ in Iran-US Conflict
The ministers reviewed the full range of Pakistan-Norway ties and discussed trade, investment, climate change and education during a two-day visit.
- On Thursday, Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide arrived in Islamabad for the first high-level visit by a Norwegian foreign minister to Pakistan in a decade, meeting Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar.
- The visit builds on sustained high-level engagement between the two nations, aiming to strengthen longstanding, cordial relations and explore new areas of mutually beneficial cooperation in trade, investment, climate change, and education.
- During delegation-level talks, the sides reviewed the 'whole gamut of bilateral cooperation' and recognized the 'important role of the Pakistani diaspora in Norway,' agreeing to strengthen people-to-people ties.
- At a press conference, Eide commended Pakistan's mediation efforts between Iran and the United States, describing the work as a 'massive task' and stating the leadership is 'doing a service to the world.'
- As a large shipping nation, Norway emphasized that freedom of passage through international waterways is a global concern, stressing the importance of respecting the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
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