ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif, will undertake a two-day official visit to France from Thursday to participate in the New Global Financing Pact Summit in France’s capital Paris.
According to State media, Shehbaz Sharif is undertaking the visit at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron.
According to Foreign Office, the Summit allows the leaders to discuss the contours of a new global architecture capable of meeting the challenges of financing sustainable development, environment, energy transition, and climate change agenda.
At the Summit, the Prime Minister will present Pakistan’s perspective and proposals for reform of International Financial Institutions, climate finance, green infrastructure, attainment of the SDGs, and debt-related solutions.
He will hold bilateral meetings with other international leaders on the sidelines of the Summit.
In the run-up to other important international events and conferences during the next two years, the Summit aims to define the principles and steps required to comprehensively reform the global financial system and pave the way for a more balanced and fair partnership between the North and the South.
Pakistan will participate in the debate at the Summit as a leading stakeholder in the world discourse, a leader in G-77 and China, and one of the largest developing countries most affected by climate change.
