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#SCOUPDATES Pakistan has successfully concluded the 23rd Meeting of SCO-CHG, that brought together leaders and senior officials of Pakistan, Belarus, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia and Turkmenistan, which adopted a number of important decisions and documents that will guide the future direction of SCO in relevant fields. Outcomes of today’s meeting are grounded in a year-long hard work under Pakistan’s presidency. The group has identified several new areas of cooperation: Creation of SCO Economic Preferences Base; Cooperation among the Trade Promotion bodies; Cooperation in the development of Creative Economy; and Programme of New Economic Dialogue

【Presidential Election in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko）】 Following the Mauritanian presidential election held on June 29, the Constitutional Council of Mauritania announced on July 4 that Mr. Mohamed Ould CHEIKH EL GHAZOUANI, the incumbent candidate, has been elected. 1. Japan congratulates President GHAZOUANI on his re-election. 2. Japan reiterates its respect to Mauritania for its important role in peace and stability of the region and is confident that Mauritania’s social and economic development will further progress under the strong leadership of President GHAZOUANI. 3. Mauritania is the Chair of the African Union this year. Japan is committed to further strengthen friendly and cooperative relations between Japan and Mauritania, including cooperation through the TICAD process. https://lnkd.in/d82FgGjw #FMStatement #Mauritania

ISLAMABAD: Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Pakistan for a two-day visit, marking a significant step towards enhancing economic cooperation between the two nations. The visit comes on the heels of the inaugural Pakistan-Turkiye-Azerbaijan trilateral summit in Kazakhstan, attended by Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, where proposals for tripartite institutional mechanisms were discussed to bolster economic and investment ties. #AzerbaijanPresident #IlhamAliyev #PakistanVisit #EconomicCooperation #TripartiteSummit #InvestmentTies #BilateralRelations #CooperationInitiative Read more at... https://lnkd.in/dQSJccnH

📽️HE Olivier Jean Patrick Nduhungirehe speaking at Chatham House: “While #Rwanda continues to forge strategic partnerships, we understand that we cannot evolve in a vacuum. We are working closely with partner states in the region and on the continent, and the key priority is to break the barriers hindering intra-Africa trade” Watch: https://lnkd.in/gvuGpiMX #CHAfrica #ForeignPolicy #EastAfrica #GreatLakesAfrica | Rwandan High Commission, London | Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Republic of Rwanda

In Kenya, the government has opted to pull the accreditation of its ambassador to the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), the Western Sahara government in exile in order to bolster diplomatic and economic ties with Morocco. This marked a notable shift in Kenya's diplomatic approach to Western Sahara, and its ally, Algeria. Shortly after his inauguration as Kenya's president in September 2022, Ruto held talks with Morocco’s top diplomat Nasser Bourita, confirming his long-standing intention to sever ties between Nairobi and the Algerian-backed Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR). Kenya subsequently imported nearly 1.4m bags of fertiliser through Morocco’s state-owned OCP Group, a move aimed at boosting agricultural output and supporting local farmers amidst supply shortages and soaring prices. 🔵 Report by Mwangi Maina

A high-level joint consultative meeting between Pakistan and China was held today, focusing on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) as a key element of bilateral relations and regional development. Full story in comments below 🔗 #CPEC #ChinaPakistan #RegionalDevelopment #ForeignPolicy

A high-level joint consultative meeting between Pakistan and China was held today, focusing on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) as a key element of bilateral relations and regional development. Full story in comments below 🔗 #CPEC #ChinaPakistan #RegionalDevelopment #ForeignPolicy

The incoming Trump Administration will have an opportunity to re-evaluate the pursuit of the U.S.-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership (#STIP). One of the key questions is whether to return to the negotiation of a U.S.-Kenya Free Trade Agreement (#FTA) that was being pursued under the previous administration. Either way, The White House will need to take into consideration the extent to which the local, regional, and global context has shifted over the last four years. This includes posture factor changes like the extension of Major Non-#NATO Ally status to Kenya. It also includes that the efforts made by the Government of Israel to strengthen ties with #Africa under the #Netanyahu Administration. Among other things, it will be interesting to see how hard the next administration will push for Kenya to partner with the Abraham Accords signatories. In Africa, that would drive alignment with #Morocco (and potentially #Sudan in the future). However, it could be a high risk move given the political instability that currently exists across Kenya. (cc: Kenya Embassy- Washington DC, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM))

In foreign policy, #Pakistan seeks more loans from external partners to address economic challenges. It aims for space for itself in balancing the US-China competition, seeks cooperation with #Iran, maintains ties with #SaudiArabia and other Muslim nations, and relies on its strong friendship with #China. Read more in the #ICWAlssueBrief on "Two Months of the New Government in Pakistan: Analysing its Foreign Policy Approaches and Challenges" by Dr. Shrabana Barua, RF, ICWA. Click 👉 bit.ly/3WxFg6y

Development of our Eastern and North Eastern region can be best achieved by cooperating with Bangladesh in its development” states Maj. Gen (Retd.) PK Chakravorty in his articles which evaluates the Indo-Bangladesh strategic relations. https://lnkd.in/gxJ2d8a2