A delegation of five French parliamentarians led by Mr. Jean
Bernard Sempastous, member of the French National Assembly and the newly
appointed President of the France Pakistan Friendship Group in the French
National Assembly is all set to visit Pakistan next month. This would be the
first visit to Pakistan by a delegation of French National Assembly in ten years, says a press release received from Paris here
today.
This was
disclosed by the Ambassador of Pakistan to France Mr. Moin ul Haque after his
meeting with the President and other members of the French Pakistan Friendship
group held at the National Assembly of France in Paris yesterday.
While briefing
the members of the newly re-constituted France Pakistan Friendship Group, the
Ambassador said that democracy has taken firm roots in Pakistan with a strong
parliament, independent judiciary and free media. He said that the Pakistani
nation through unprecedented sacrifices has defeated the forces of terrorism
and extremism. Today, Pakistan was on the path of peace and development with an
impressive growth rate, infrastructure development and improvement of social
sector.
Expressing
satisfaction on the state of Pakistan-France bilateral relations, the
Ambassador called for more high level exchanges between the two countries. In
this respect, he emphasized the important of building linkages between the
parliaments of the two countries through regular visits.
Mr. Jean Bernard
Sempastous has assumed the leadership of the Pakistan France Friendship Group
in place of Mr. Francois Popponi, who will now serve as the Vice President of
the Group.
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