Pakistan: In a first, Pakistan to chair upcoming Abu Dhabi Dialogue

ISLAMABAD, 10 August 2021, (TON): Former special assistant to the Prime Minister Zulfiqar Bukhari said that Pakistan to chair the upcoming Abu Dhabi Dialogue (ADD) for the first time since its inception in 2008.

He said in a tweet “It’s a privilege for Pakistan to chair the upcoming Abu Dhabi Dialogue being held later this year for period of next 2 years. This honour comes for 1st time since Dialogue’s inception in 2008 from among 18 nations. We thank ADD & all member states, we hope to chair with fruitful insight.”

The ADD was established in 2008 as a forum for dialogue and cooperation between Asian countries of labour origin and destination.

The ADD consists of the 12 member states of the Colombo Process (CP), namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam; and six Gulf countries of destination: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, as well as Malaysia.

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