Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar arrived in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyz Republic, today to participate in the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers Meeting.

Upon arrival, he was received by Deputy Foreign Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic Kairat Tursunkulov, Ambassador of Pakistan to Kyrgyzstan Altamash Wazir, Pakistan's National Coordinator for the SCO Dr. Muhammad Faisal, and officials of Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Later, the Deputy Prime Minister will attend the informal dinner of the SCO Foreign Ministers, where they will exchange views and discuss the agenda ahead of tomorrow's Council of Foreign Ministers Meeting.