ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari is expected to visit the United States by the middle of this month.
According to diplomatic sources, Bilawal’s first official visit as Pakistan’s foreign minister will be at the invitation of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
FM Bilawal will meet with Blinken and other US officials during his trip, and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar may accompany him as part of his delegation.
Bilawal has been invited to attend the “Global Food Security” meeting on May 18, in which Ukraine and the EU have congratulated him on becoming Pakistan’s foreign minister.
Blinken made his first phone call to the newly appointed FM on Friday, inviting him to visit the United States later this month, according to the Foreign Office.
Secretary Blinken congratulated his Pakistani counterpart on his appointment and expressed his desire to continue strengthening the mutually beneficial Pakistan-US bilateral relationship over the phone.
In the midst of the PTI’s anti-American narrative, Bilawal’s visit to the United States would be the first high-level interaction between the two countries. Imran Khan, the former prime minister of Pakistan, has blamed Washington for overthrowing his government. The allegations have been denied by the United States.
