Dar Arrives At Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport To Participate In 4th OGP Global Summit

Sumaira FH Published December 06, 2016 | 05:40 PM

ISLAMABAD, Dec 6 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 06th Dec, 2016 ) : Finance Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar Tuesday arrived at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport to participate in the 4th Open Government Partnership (OGP) Global Summit December 6 to 9, 2016.

Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar will also attend 75th Anniversary celebrations of French Agency for Development (AFD) hosted by French President Francoise Hollande in Paris on Tuesday, a statement of the Ministry of Finance issued here said.

The ceremony would be attended by the Jean Marc Ayrault French Foreign Minister, President of Guinea, Prime Minister of Haiti, Minister of Finance Sri Lanka, Chief Executive Officer of AFD, French parliamentarians, diplomats and members of the civil society and media in large number.

The AFD has been operating in Pakistan since May 2007. Its programmes mainly focuses on financing in energy efficiency and hydropower projects adding value to Pakistan's efforts in tackling energy shortages in the country.