ISLAMABAD – Speaker Nationwide Meeting Ayaz Sadiq on Tuesday held separate meetings with the Speaker of Parliament of Uganda, Jacob Marksons Oboth, and Deputy Speaker of Home of the Nation of Bangladesh Barrister Kayser Kamal on the sidelines of 69th Commonwealth Parliamentary Convention in Cape City, South Africa, and disstubborn methods to additional strengthen bilateral and parliamentary relations.
Throughout his assembly with the Speaker of Parliament of Uganda, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq welcomed Jacob Marksons Oboth and recalled his longstanding good friendship with Uganda. He additionally recalled the function performed by former Speaker of Uganda Madame Kadaga in supporting Pakistan’s profitable bid for the Presidency of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Affiliation (CPA) in 2015, in response to the press launch issued by nationwide meeting secretariat.
The NA Speaker mentioned that Pakistan has resolved to resume and strengthen its friendships with African international locations, stressing that it’s time to additional deepen Afro-Pak relations. He described Uganda as an vital nation in Africa and invited the Speaker of Parliament of Uganda to steer a parliamentary delegation to Pakistan.
Ayaz Sadiq knowledgeable his Ugandan counterpart that an 18-member Pak-Uganda Parliamentary Good friendship Group was already functioning within the Nationwide Meeting of Pakistan and expressed hope {that a} related group can be established within the Parliament of Uganda. The Ugandan Speaker infashioned him {that a} Friendship Group had already been constituted in his Parliament and handed over a duplicate of his letter dated September 9, 2026.
The 2 sides recognized a number of potential areas of cooperation, together with greater schooling, agriculture, meals security, defence, local weather change and parliamentary innovation. The NA Speaker additionally highlighted the challenges posed by local weather change to Pakistan and mentioned that problems with mutual concern may kind a part of an agreed agenda for future cooperation.
In a while, Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq additionally held assembly with Deputy Converseer of Home of the Nation of Bangladesh Barrister Kayser Kamal. He welcomed the Bangladeshi delegation and provided a Fateha for the departed soul of the partner of the Speaker of Bangladesh. He recalled his memorable go to to Dhaka for the funeral of Begum Khaleda Zia and in addition referred to his assembly with the Prime Minister of Bangladesh.
Sardar Ayaz Sadiq mentioned that Pakistan has all the time desired sturdy and cordial ties with Bangladesh. He recalled that Pakistan had supported Dr Sharmeen Chaudhury for the chairpersonship of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and emphasised that there was appreciable scope for mutual studying and cooperation between the 2 international locations and their Parliaments.
The NA Speaker briefed the Deputy Speaker on Pakistan’s place regarding its dispute with India and reiterated that Pakistan believed within the peaceful settlement of disputes, stressing that struggle was not the answer.
The NA Speaker additionally appreciated the Makkah Accord and he mentioned that the entire world is praising Pakistan’s function in facilitating historic diplomacy between Iran and the US of America and the developments surrounding the primary direct contact between the 2 international locations in a number of decades. He mentioned that Pakistan remained vigilant in opposition to efforts geared toward beneathmining the peace course of.
