ISLAMABAD: Pakistani officials prep up to attend the Heart of Asia (HoA) ministerial conference being held in Amritsar
, India this weekend on 3rd-4t
h December. Adviser to the
Prime Minister on Foreig
n Affairs Sartaj Aziz called
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and briefed him on the meeting.
The prime minister instructed the adviser to make all the necessary arrangements in this regard.
The Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process (HoA) was founded on November 2nd, 2011 in Istanbul, Turkey. It aims for sincere and results-oriented regional cooperation
by placing Afghanistan at its centre, in recognition of the fact that a secure and stable Afghanistan is vital to the prosperity of the Heart of Asia region.
The participants include Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China
, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and the United Arab Emirates.