Washington: Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar arrived in Washington, D.C., and was received by Ambassador of Pakistan to the US, Rizwan Saeed Sheikh and senior Embassy officials.

The Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister is scheduled to meet his U.S. counterpart, Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, at the Department of State. The meeting will discuss important facets of Pak-US relations exploring ways and means to strengthen bilateral ties, with a particular focus on promoting trade, investment and economic cooperation.

Ishaq Dar is also scheduled to speak at the U.S. think tank, The Atlantic Council sharing Pakistan's perspective on regional and global issues as well as the future of Pak-US relations.