ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will attend the Annual Meeting of World Economic Forum (WEF) from today (Monday) to Thursday in Davos, Switzerland on the invitation of President of the WEF.

This year the Forum is being organized under the theme, “History at a Turning Point: Government Policies and Business Strategies”. The Foreign Minister will be accompanied by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ms Hina Rabbani Khar. Both the Foreign Minister and the Minister of State will participate in a number of WEF events on contemporary global and regional issues.

The Foreign Minister will share Pakistan’s perspective on the economic and social impacts of the evolving geopolitical developments as well as the challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, food and energy security, and climate change. He will also meet his counterparts attending the annual meeting and interact with the media.

The World Economic Forum annually brings together political and business leaders as well as representatives from international organizations, civil society and youth representations from across the world to deliberate and identify pathways to overcome economic, social and environmental challenges.