ISLAMABAD: The Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Dr. Nayef Falah M. Al-Hajraf, arrived in Pakistan on Wednesday, Pakistan’s state-run media said.
The secretary general is visiting Pakistan on an invitation extended by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi during Al-Hajraf’s visit to Pakistan to attend the 17th Extraordinary Session of the Organization of Islamic Corporation, held on December 19 last year to deliberate and find solutions to the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
The Pakistani Prime Minister’s special assistant on religious harmony and the Middle East, Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi and Saudi ambassador to Islamabad, Nawaf bin Said Al-Malki, received Al-Hajraf at Islamabad airport.
Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Dr. Nayef Falah M. Al-Hajraf (R) walks with Pakistani PM’s aide on religious harmony and Middle East, Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi (L) in Pakistan on January 5, 2022. (Photo courtesy: Tahir Ashrafi)
“During the visit, the Secretary General will hold delegation-level talks with the Foreign Minister,” Pakistan’s foreign office said in a statement on Tuesday. “He will also meet the Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, and Prime Minister’s Adviser for Commerce and Investment.”
“The visit offers the two sides an opportunity to review mutual cooperation and take steps to foster enhanced collaboration in diverse fields, with a renewed focus on trade and economic relations between Pakistan and the GCC Member States.”
Pakistan and the GCC have long-standing ties based on a commonality of religion, shared values and culture.
