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Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister to Meet Kyrgyzstan's Foreign Affairs Head in Astana

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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, Mohammad Ishaq Dar, is set to meet with the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan, Jeenbek Kulubaev, in Astana. This was reported by the press service of the foreign policy department.

According to the information, on May 19, a meeting took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs between the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Avazbek Atakhanov, and the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to Kyrgyzstan, Hasan Ali Zaigham.

Hasan Ali Zaigham expressed gratitude to the Kyrgyz side for the assistance provided in obtaining information about the incident on May 18 in Bishkek involving foreign students, including Pakistani citizens.

Avazbek Atakhanov emphasized that the incident has been resolved and the situation is under full control of the law enforcement agencies of Kyrgyzstan, with investigations ongoing regarding all individuals involved.

The parties agreed to organize a meeting between the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan, Jeenbek Kulubaev, and the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, Mohammad Ishaq Dar, within the framework of the SCO Foreign Ministers' Meeting, scheduled to take place on May 21 in Astana.

Furthermore, today the parties will hold a phone conversation between the heads of the foreign policy departments of Kyrgyzstan and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

Earlier, Radio Pakistan reported that the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, had decided to send Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar to Bishkek.

However, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan refuted the information about the visit of the delegation from Pakistan led by Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar and the Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs, Amir Mukam.