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P.R. No.257/2006

Date: 24/07/2006

FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT TO MALAYSIA ON 27-28TH JULY TO ATTEND THE 13 ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM MEETING

The Foreign Minister will visit Malaysia from 27-28th July 2006 to attend the 13th ASEAN Regional Forum Meeting (ARF). The ARF is a regional security arm of ASEAN. It's objective is to promote security in the Asia-Pacific region through constructive dialogue between all regional and extra regional countries. It's members include ASEAN countries, USA, China, Russia, EU, Mongolia, S. Korea, India, Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Papua New Guinea, Timor Leste, Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea. Bangladesh will become member this year.

On the sidelines, the Foreign Minister will also have meetings with the Foreign Ministers of the important countries including the USA, European Union, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia and Bangladesh etc. The current Middle East situation will come up for discussion formally in the ARF meeting, as well as in the sideline meetings.

Islamabad

July 24, 2006