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PM asks Foreign Office to project soft image of Pakistan
[Dawn]  Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf was given detailed briefings by Minister for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar, Secretary Foreign Affairs Jalil Abbas Jilani and other relevant bigwigs on Pakistain's foreign policy at the Foreign Ministry on Thursday.The prime minister in his observation underscored the importance of projecting a soft image of Pakistain through public diplomacy by encouraging people to people contacts, cultural exchanges and promotion of business and trade the world over. The prime minister also emphasised the urgency of interacting with the third generation of expatriate Paks especially those living in Europe and the USA as sustainability of their attachment with Pakistain will be a great asset for the country. The prime minister directed the Foreign Office that it should focus on African countries as well because there exists immense potential of bilateral cooperation and that is the reason as to why focus of many emerging powers was shifting to those countries. Posted by: Fred 2012-06-29 |
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