ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The two-day 4th round of Pakistan-Brazil Bilateral Political Consultations was held in Islamabad from March 15 to 16 in which the entire spectrum of relations and identified specific areas of opportunities for further strengthening bilateral cooperation was reviewed.
The Director General (Americas) Shuja Alam led the Pakistan side while the Brazilian delegation was led by Mr. Ary Quintella, the Under-Secretary General, ad interim, for Asia Pacific and Director General for South, Central Asia and the Pacific.
The Brazilian ambassador to Pakistan Claudio Lins accompanied the delegation.
During the consultations, the evolving peace and security environment in the region and coordination on multilateral issues also came under discussion. The two sides particularly looked at expanding commercial and trade sector cooperation and explored possibilities for enhanced collaboration in the field of defence, education, and culture.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Foreign Service Academy and Rio Branco Institute and the Agreement on Technical Cooperation was finalized and will be signed soon. Both sides also agreed to speed up the finalization of pending MoUs/Agreements between the two countries covering a range of fields such as defence cooperation, aviation, investment, trade and eradication of poverty.
The delegation also called on the Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Tariq Fatemi and Acting Foreign Secretary. Waheed-ul-Hassan.
The two sides explored mutual areas of cooperation and interest during these meetings. Both agreed to continue and hold regular talks to further strengthen relations and bolster bilateral cooperation.
The Bilateral Political Consultations between Pakistan and Brazil were institutionalized in 2010 with the first session convened in Brasilia on February 11, 2010. Last session of Bilateral Political Consultations between Pakistan and Brazil was held in Brasilia on March 12, 2015.
