Hina Rabbani Khar to visit Belgium

Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar will lead an official delegation to Brussels from 3-4 December 2012. She will be accompanied by Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani. According to Pakistan Foreign Ministry statement, during her stay in Brussels, Foreign Minister Khar will hold discussions with her Belgian counterpart Didier Reynders on Pakistan-Belgium bilateral relations. Hina Rabbani will meet European Union’s High Representative Lady Catherine Ashton, Secretary General NATO, Anders Fogh Rasmussen and EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht. Her engagements will include a talk at the North Atlantic Council and Carnegie Endowment Europe. The delegation will also interact with the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament. The statement added that Foreign Minister Khar is also scheduled to meet US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Brussels to hold discussions on bilateral relations, and exchange views on the way forward to achieve common objectives of peace and stability in the region.