TEHRAN, /DNA/ – Additional Foreign Secretary (Asia & Pacific) Ambassador Imran Ahmed Siddiqui represented Pakistan at the 19th Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Member States of Asian Cooperation Dialogue (ACD), held in Tehran on 24 June 2024.

He underlined the importance of promoting regional connectivity by leveraging complementarities, tapping the potential of technological zones, capacity building of human resource, enhancing access to financing, and providing a conducive environment for high-quality technology investments.

Ambassador Siddiqui also called for strengthening of sub-regional dialogue and cooperation mechanisms in Asia to address the issues of foreign occupation and persecution in the Middle East and South Asia.