ISLAMABAD, May 19, (ABC): Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said he emphasised to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a meeting that Pakistan prefers trade over aid.
FM Bilawal Bhutto is currently in New York on a two-day official visit to the US during which he held also meetings with UNSG Antonio Guterres and other international leaders.
A day earlier, Bilawal reached New York and met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters, and later he attended the ministerial meeting on the “Global Food Security Call to Action.”
“I am feeling proud to represent my country, Pakistan is engaging with the world and its narrative is being presented to the international community,” he added.
Speaking about his participation in the food security meeting, he said, “food security and water crisis are big issues of the country.”
Disclosing the details of the meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, FM Bilawal Bhutto said, “we have emphasised that Pakistan believed in trade over aid, and we received an encouraging response from him.”
“We want to see growing ties between businessmen, entrepreneurs and business communities of both countries, so it can benefit our economy,” he added.