Islamabad – The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Benedetto Della Vedova, is in Pakistan today and tomorrow for a series of meetings with government officials. In Islamabad, Della Vedova will meet several members of government, including: the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister, Amb. Syed Tariq Fatemi; the Minister of Trade, Dastagir Khurram Khan; the Oil Minister, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi; and Minister of Internal Affairs, Mohammed Baligh Ur Reman. Della Vedova is also expected to meet with the Speaker of the National Assembly, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, and with parliamentary members of the Italy-Pakistan Friendship Group. Finally, alwasys in Islamabad, the Undersecretary will entertain talks with the Archbishop of Karachi, Monsignor Joseph Coutts, President of the Episcopal Conference of Pakistan. Together, they will discuss freedom of religion and the situation of Christian minorities in the Asian country. (9Colonne)
