Pakistani minister boycotts OIC meeting in Abu Dhabi over Indian presence

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Pakistani minister boycotts OIC meeting in Abu Dhabi over Indian presence

Lower ranking officials would attend the meeting to represent Pakistan's interests.

By Reuters

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Published: Fri 1 Mar 2019, 9:34 AM

Last updated: Fri 1 Mar 2019, 1:29 PM

Pakistan's foreign minister said on Friday he would not attend a meeting of foreign ministers from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in Abu Dhabi this weekend because his Indian counterpart had been invited to the event.
"I will not go to the council of foreign ministers," Shah Mahmood Qureshi told parliament, adding that lower ranking officials would attend to represent Pakistan's interests. 


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