- Home
- Pakistan
- News
- Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar calls for new fiscal model for sustainable d ..
Minister Of State For Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar Calls For New Fiscal Model For Sustainable Development
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published March 17, 2023 | 08:51 PM
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar has called on the Commonwealth to take the lead in developing a new fiscally responsible model for sustainable development that addressed the issues of existing debt burden
ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 17th Mar, 2023 ) :Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar has called on the Commonwealth to take the lead in developing a new fiscally responsible model for sustainable development that addressed the issues of existing debt burden.
She made the remarks at the 22nd Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting (CFAMM) held in London on Wednesday.
The minister led the Pakistani delegation at the meeting and represented Pakistan at the Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey and the reception hosted by Secretary General Commonwealth at Buckingham Palace.
At the CFAMM, the minister of state presented Pakistan's perspective on global and regional developments and their implications for developing countries, including Pakistan.
She outlined the importance of international collaboration on climate change and the availability of significant, additional and predictable financial resources for climate adaptation and mitigation.
She also called for early operationalization of the 'Loss and Damage Fund' and associated arrangements.
The CFAMM endorsed, inter alia, the initiative by the board of Governors to modernize the Commonwealth, with the establishment of three working groups on reforms, administration and programme, and finance. Pakistan in its capacity as Vice Chair of the Board of Governors would be leading the Working Group on Administration and Programme.
On the sidelines of Commonwealth events, the minister of state met British Minister of State for Development Andrew Mitchell, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of Ghana Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka M U M Ali Sabry, Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs of Kenya Dr�Alfred Mutua, Canadian Parliamentary Secretary to the Foreign Minister MP Robert Oliphant, and Secretary General Commonwealth Patricia Scotland.
Recent Stories
Mired in crisis, Boeing reports another loss
Session Awarding Ceremony 2024 held at Cadet College Muzaffarabad
Austrian ski great Hirscher to make comeback under Dutch flag
Pakistan, Japan agrees to convene 'Economic Policy Dialogue'
FM Dar conveys deepest sympathy on torrential rains devastation in UAE
Spain PM Sanchez says weighing resignation after wife's graft probe
Tennis: ATP/WTA Madrid Open results - 1st update
Long-lost Klimt portrait auctioned off for 30 mn euros
Osaka seals first win on clay since 2022 in Madrid
Earthquake jolts Karachi
Sindh minister orders operation after attack on police in Ghotki
TikTok to fight US ban law in courts
More Stories From Pakistan
-
Pakistan, UK discuss collaboration in education sector
2 hours ago -
PMD forecast rain-windstorm/thunderstorm for various parts of country
3 hours ago -
Session Awarding Ceremony 2024 held at Cadet College Muzaffarabad
3 hours ago -
FM Dar conveys deepest sympathy on torrential rains devastation in UAE
4 hours ago -
Earthquake jolts Karachi
4 hours ago -
Sindh minister orders operation after attack on police in Ghotki
4 hours ago
-
Police book youngster for abusing student for one year
4 hours ago -
Police arrest 23 suspects, recover stolen money, phones
4 hours ago -
Colorful cultural festival concludes at NUML
4 hours ago -
Immunization awareness week kicks off in Balochistan
4 hours ago -
Ministers visit Aziz Bhatti Shaheed Hospital following roof collapse incident
4 hours ago -
IHC serves notices in petition against 'roti' price fixation
4 hours ago