ISLAMABAD, June 15 (APP): Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi Tuesday said Pakistan had been presenting its viewpoint before the world in solid manner through public diplomacy to disseminate its effective narrative.
Chairing a meeting over the issue of promotion of public diplomacy as desired by the prime minister, held at Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the foreign minister stressed upon efficient public diplomacy to highlight present government’s priorities and successes.
The meeting was attended by PM’s advisor on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood, PM’s Special Assistant on National Security Moeed Yousaf, Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood and other senior officials.
The foreign minister said besides, reiterating Pakistan’s stance over different global and regional affairs, they would have to highlight before the world, the government’s focus on economic priority.
Qureshi further said that they had been making the officers cognizant of different areas of public diplomacy along with traditional diplomatic norms.
In this connection, he said, Strategic Communication Division at the Foreign Office had been playing an active and efficient role.
The foreign minister said the coronavirus pandemic, on one hand, brought challenges, but on the other hand, also provided new mechanism for communications through modes of public and digital diplomacy.
During the meeting, it was agreed upon to formulate a comprehensive strategy to present government’s narrative on different important
