ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has called for greater interaction and people-to-people contact with Bosnia and Herzegovina. He stressed on the need for new synergies of parliamentary cooperation between Pakistan and Bosnia, Herzegovina.
He was speaking to Bosnia and Herzegovina Ambassador Sakib Foric in the Parliament House, Islamabad.
Reiterating Pakistan’s commitment to enhance bilateral relations between the two countries, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq underlined the need for diversification of trade, economic and parliamentary relations to assign substantial meanings to bilateral collaboration. He also said that both the countries have common views and perceptions of various regional and international issues and stressed on the need for enhancing cooperation between the legislatures of brotherly countries.
The NA speaker informed the dignitary that Pakistan seeks to play a larger role to prevent the Muslim world’s descent into factions, violence, instability, and underdevelopment. He then invited his Bosnian counterpart to visit Pakistan with his parliamentary delegation.
Ambassador Sakib Foric appreciated Pakistan’s gesture of friendship and said that his country’s political leadership is committed to strengthen its ties with Pakistan. He also reciprocated his country’s commitment to an enduring, comprehensive, and diversified relationship which is manifested in trade and economic dividends for both nations.
He acknowledged Pakistan’s endeavours for promoting unity among Muslims and further called for instilling a new vitality in inter-Parliamentary relations.
He concluded by thanking Pakistan for extending assistance to Bosnia in a number of sectors and also widely recognizing its position and sovereignty at the international level.