High Commissioner Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri celebrates growing Pakistan-Belarus friendship

Canberra: Pakistani High Commissioner to Australia Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri celebrated the closeness of Pakistan and Belarus as the friendship grows.

“The National Library of Belarus in Minsk is lit with the flags of Pakistan and Belarus as part of the celebrations of 30th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries,” he posted on X with a picture.

Earlier, Pakistan and Belarus celebrated 30 years of the establishment of diplomatic relations and concluded a Visa Abolishment Agreement for Diplomatic and Official Passports holders.

Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani exchanged messages of heartfelt felicitations with Belarusian Foreign Minister, Sergei Aleinik.

According to a statement of the Foreign Office, the respective ambassadors in Islamabad and Minsk called on the Foreign Ministers and presented the congratulatory messages.

“Pakistan-Belarus bilateral relations are characterized by mutual respect and trust and constructive dialogue based on the Islamabad Declaration of Pakistan-Belarus Partnership and the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation of 2015,” it stated.

It added that the relationship has continued to grow with frequent high-level exchanges and robust collaboration in economic, industrial and agriculture sectors.

In his message to Foreign Minister Aleinik, Foreign Minister Jilani appreciated the positive trajectory of bilateral relations over the last thirty years.

He expressed commitment of the Government of Pakistan for even deeper mutually beneficial partnership with Belarus. “As a testament to mutually beneficial relationship, Pakistan and Belarus have also concluded a Visa Abolishment Agreement for Diplomatic and Official Passports holders.