Post by Zahra Zafar on Jun 29, 2019 9:26:24 GMT
Prime Minister Imran Khan is scheduled to travel to the United States in the third week of July on a maiden visit where he would have first face-to-face sitting with President Donald Trump, The Express Tribune has learnt.
Official sources confirmed on Friday that the prime minister would begin his five-day trip from July 20.
The trip, originally planned in June, was postponed because of the PM’s prior domestic engagements, i.e federal budget 2019.
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Thursday told reporters that a meeting between PM Imran and Trump was expected soon. He, however, did not share the date of the PM’s visit.
Qureshi said PM Imran would be visiting Washington on the invitation of President Trump, who wanted to discuss important regional issues.
www.siyasat.pk/breaking-point-with-malick-28th-june-2019-t144699.html
This would be the first high-level engagement between the two countries under the Trump administration’s tenure, and comes at a time when talks between the US and Afghan Taliban are thought to have entered decisive phase.
Official sources confirmed on Friday that the prime minister would begin his five-day trip from July 20.
The trip, originally planned in June, was postponed because of the PM’s prior domestic engagements, i.e federal budget 2019.
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Thursday told reporters that a meeting between PM Imran and Trump was expected soon. He, however, did not share the date of the PM’s visit.
Qureshi said PM Imran would be visiting Washington on the invitation of President Trump, who wanted to discuss important regional issues.
www.siyasat.pk/breaking-point-with-malick-28th-june-2019-t144699.html
This would be the first high-level engagement between the two countries under the Trump administration’s tenure, and comes at a time when talks between the US and Afghan Taliban are thought to have entered decisive phase.