Pakistan and St Kitts & Nevis, an island nation between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, established formal diplomatic relations at a ceremony held at the Pakistan Mission to the United Nations in New York on Thursday.

Pakistan’s UN Ambassador Munir Akram and his St Kitts & Nevis counterpart, Dr Mutryce Williams, signed a joint communique to formalise the relationship between their countries. The two sides said that the diplomatic relations would open new vistas of bilateral cooperation.

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“The formal establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries would open up avenues for cooperation in several fields such as finance, trade, investment, and information technology,” Ambassador Akram told the ceremony.

On the occasion, Ambassador Williams thanked the Pakistan Mission for hosting the ceremony. The two countries, she said, might be located at the far ends of the world, but they have had mutual respect and goodwill for each other.
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