NEW YORK, May 19: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri met ambassadors and representatives of the Saarc member states on Tuesday and exchanged informal views with them for exploring further avenues to expand co-operation.
Mr Kasuri said "we explored the possibilities in which areas of interests to the region we can project Saarc's point of view in various United Nations Committees, especially on trade matters."
He pointed out that it was an informal meeting until Council of Ministers of Saarc formally authorizes a new meeting of representatives in New York. "We will also decide to explore the possibilities of a Saarc representation at the United Nations and various suggestions were made which will be considered at the Council of Ministers meeting in Islamabad," he added.
The South Asian representatives met at a luncheon hosted by Pakistan's UN Ambassador Munir Akram. Mr Kasuri later left New York for Washington for talks with US leaders.
