Pakistan attaches high priority to its ties with Tunisia: FM

Islamabad: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi Tuesday said that Pakistan attached high significance to its brotherly and historic ties with Tunisia.

The foreign minister was talking to Tunisian Ambassador to Pakistan Borhene El Kamel who called on him.

The foreign minister also lauded the president of Tunisia for his leadership role over the regional peace and stability and Tunisia’s role as non-permanent member of the UN Security Council during the last two years.

He thanked the Tunisian government for its principled stance and support as non-permanent member of the UN Security Council over the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).

Foreign minister Qureshi also acknowledged Tunisian cooperation at the OIC and multilateral fora regarding interfaith harmony, peaceful co-existence, Jammu and Kashmir issue and Islamophobia, besides other global matters.