ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervez Ashraf has said that enhancing Parliament to Parliament contacts vital for deepening economic, political and cultural ties between Kosovo and Pakistan. He said establishing Parliamentary Friendship Groups between Parliaments of Pakistan and Kosovo would lead ties between both nations to new heights of cooperation.

Raja Pervez Ashraf expressed these views during his meeting with the Ambassador of the Republic of Kosovo to Pakistan Agon Vrenezi in Islamabad on Thursday.

Raja Pervez Ashraf said that Pakistan values high its ties with Kosovo and despite the long distance between the two countries and the absence of Resident Missions, Pakistan and Kosovo people are close at heart.During the meeting, the Speaker also outlined the devastating impacts of climate change on Pakistan, particularly the devastating floods of 2022.

Agon Vrenezi, Ambassador of the Republic of Kosovo to Pakistan, resident in Ankara, expressed his gratitude to the Speaker for the warm reception. He shared that it was his first visit to Pakistan and that he found the capital to be a calm and beautiful place. He also noted that Kosovo has a young and resilient population, and its current leadership is eager to establish linkages with other countries around the world. The Ambassador expressed his appreciation for Pakistan being one of the first countries to recognize Kosovo's independence.