ISLAMABAD:President Dr Arif Alvi has underscored the need for making SAARC as a vibrant organization that can help promote regional cooperation and improve lives of the people of South Asia.
Talking to the Outgoing Ambassador of Nepal Ms Sewa Lamsal Adhikari here on Thursday, he said regional situation is currently posing challenges to security of the region due to the troubling relations of India with its neighbours and the atrocities being committed by it against the Muslims of Indian Illegal Occupied Jammu and Kashmir and other minority groups of India.
The President said Pakistan and Nepal have identical views on regional and international issues hence relations between the two friendly countries need to be further strengthened in the areas of defence, trade and culture.
Meanwhile, the High Commissioner-designate of Pakistan to the United Kingdom, Moazzam Ahmad Khan, also called on the President here on Thursday. The President asked the High Commissioner-designate to work for further strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries and encourage British Companies to benefit from Pakistan’s investment friendly environment.