Dhaka, Islamabad holds FOC after 15 years

Bangladesh and Pakistan on Thursday held a foreign secretary-level Foreign Office Consultation (FOC) in Dhaka After a gap of nearly 15 years.

Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin and Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Amna Baloch led their respective sides during the FOC held at the State Guest House Padma in the capital in the morning.

During the meeting, the two sides discussed the entire range of bilateral issues focusing on trade tie between the two nations.

Foreign Secretary Jasim will brief the media regarding the outcome of the FOC at the foreign ministry this afternoon.  

 Pakistan Foreign Secretary Baloch is scheduled to pay courtesy calls on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain this afternoon.

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

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