FM Qureshi holds telephonic conversation with British counterpart
Last updated on: 15 April,2020 07:49 am
FM Qureshi offered heartfelt condolences over the loss of precious lives in UK due to coronavirus.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi held a telephonic conversation with British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Dominic Raab on Tuesday, Dunya News reported.
Shah Mehmood Qureshi felicitated the secretary of state Dominic Raab on the discharge of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson from the hospital and wished him speedy recovery.
The foreign minister commended the able stewardship of the fight against the outbreak by the secretary of state in the absence of the prime minister, a foreign affairs ministry press release said.
Underscoring Pakistan’s solidarity and longstanding affiliation with United Kingdom (UK) and its people, he offered heartfelt condolences over the loss of precious lives.
He also lauded the role being played by the NHS and healthcare professionals the world over in risking their lives in looking after the patients.
The two ministers discussed matters relating to repatriation of citizens in the wake of closure of airspace due to the pandemic emergency.
The foreign minister informed his British counterpart that so far PIA had operated 23 flights repatriating more than 7,700 British nationals.
The British foreign secretary appreciated and thanked Pakistan for its support and further informed that the UK wanted to operate chartered flights to repatriate remaining British nationals from Pakistan.