Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Wednesday he will use Brazil’s rotating presidency of the Southern Common Market, or Mercosur, to resume negotiations for a free trade agreement with Indonesia. Lula made the remarks during talks with visiting Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto. “Mercosur’s Brazilian presidency will, with its partners, resume negotiations to conclude…
Islamabad – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has appointed Burhanettin Duran as the new head of the Directorate of Communications at the presidency, according to a presidential decree published in the Official Gazette on Thursday. Duran, a deputy foreign minister, will replace Fahrettin Altun, who has held the role for seven years.The Directorate of Communications…
Islamabad – Minister for National Food Security & Research, Rana Tanveer Hussain on Thursday emphasized Pakistan’s keen interest in learning from Egypt’s successful experiences to promote and develop agriculture sector in the country. Talking to Ambassador of Egypt to Pakistan, Dr Ihab Mohamed Abdelhamid Hassan, the minister called for enhanced collaboration in the areas of…
Islamabad: Pakistan and Canada on Thursday acknowledging the positive trajectory of bilateral relations, agreed to upscale and strengthen their economic and trade ties. The bilateral relations were discussed in a meeting between Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar and Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand on the sidelines of 32nd ASEAN Regional…
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday sent a congratulatory letter to the Ministerial Meeting of the Global Civilizations Dialogue being held in Beijing on July 10 and 11 under the theme of “Safeguarding Diversity of Human Civilizations for World Peace and Development. “Xi emphasized that the prosperity of civilization and the progress of mankind are…
The US secretary of state added that contacts with Russia will continue US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he discussed a new approach to resolving the conflict in Ukraine with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, and will inform US President Donald Trump about it. When asked whether Lavrov came up with some new ideas…
Currently, Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand, Uganda, Uzbekistan and Vietnam are cooperating with the association as partners The number of BRICS partner countries will expand, and the members of the association will only benefit from cooperation with them, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said at a press conference. “We are confident that…
According to Sergey Ryabkov, “it’s not about a slowdown in our work on the bilateral agenda with the US, but about a technical break” Moscow and Washington will soon agree on a date for the third round of consultations on irritants in bilateral relations, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said at a press conference….
Islamabad – A high-level Government of Pakistan delegation, led by Bilal Azhar Kayani, Minister of State for Finance and Railways and Head of the Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit, is undertaking an official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The visit is being held under the framework of the UAE Government’s Experience Exchange Programme (EEP)…
Karachi – The Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) has been recognised internationally for its life-saving cardiac care for the third consecutive year, earning the 2025 Platinum Performance Achievement Award from the Chest Pain – MI Registry, an initiative of the American College of Cardiology (ACC).This marks AKUH’s third consecutive win, and its second consecutive Platinum…
Rawalpindi – Prof. Dr. Qamar Zaman, Vice-Chancellor, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, has been honoured with the Canadian Society for Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering’s Maple Leaf Award, the Society’s highest distinction and simultaneously elected a Fellow of the Canadian Society for Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (CSABE) in recognition of his extraordinary accomplishments in fundamental and…
Maria Zakharova stressed that the consequences of such steps have yet to be assessed. The United States’ move to resume weapons supplies to the Kiev regime will not help resolve the conflict diplomatically, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a press briefing. US officials have once again made “statements about resuming” weapons supplies…
Earlier, the US leader said he was “not happy with Putin” following their phone call on July 3. The Kremlin reacts calmly to US leader Donald Trump’s criticism of his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. “We react quite calmly to that. First of all, Trump makes quite harsh statements,…
Islamabad – Dr. Jemal Beker Abdula, Special Envoy and Ambassador Extraordinary of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE), was called on Albert P. Khorev, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Pakistan, at his office in the Russian Embassy, Islamabad. Both the Ambassadors exchanged views on matters of mutual interest including growing…
Thailand and Pakistan share many common values: deep friendships, mutual respect, vibrant traditions, and a joyful way of life. Yet it seems that we are not that close and there is certainly more to be done to deepen our profound and soulful bond! This is why the Royal Thai Embassy in Islamabad recently brought the…
