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H.E. Abdul Malik Abdullah, the High Commissioner for Pakistan, gave a talk to Liberal MPs on "Conversation in Diplomacy"
The High Commissioner Abdul Malik Abdullah and Deputy Leader of the Opposition Hon.Ms Julie Bishop MP
His Excellency Abdul Malik Abdullah delivered a talk on “Conversation in
Diplomacy”, to the Liberal MPs on Tuesday, 04 June 2013. The talk was arranged
by Ms Julie Bishop MP, Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Shadow Foreign
Minister. It was aimed at getting Pakistan’s perspective on the bilateral and
international issues especially, foreign Policy and security issues.
The High Commissioner in his twenty minutes speech dilated upon the successful
and smooth transition of power in Pakistan and the unprecedented enthusiasm
showed by Pakistanis by coming out to vote in record numbers. He also touched
upon the challenges being faced by Pakistan both internal and external. He gave
in-depth analysis of Afghan quagmire and Pakistan’s apprehensions regarding the
impending withdrawal of ISAF forces from Afghanistan.
The question answer session which lasted for about 30 minutes was very lively
and MPs asked spirited questions on range of issues, spanning from Afghanistan,
drone attacks, new government’s priorities and challenges, Syria and cricket.
The talk was a part of the series featuring number of Ambassadors and High
Commissioners. It was attended by around 30-35 Liberal MPs.
