TOKYO, Japan: The Federal Minister for Finance Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar has reached Japan on a six-day visit, primarily to attend the 50th Annual Meeting of Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
The meeting will be at Yokohama from May 4-7, 2017 in which Ishaq Dar is participating the meeting in the capacity of Vice Chair of the ADB Board of Governors.
The Board will hold meetings to discuss developments in Asia and Pacific as well as international matters.
The annual meeting will further focus on the region’s growing need for infrastructure as a critical sector towards achieving sustainable and inclusive development.
The finance minister on the margins of the ADB Conference will also attend the meeting of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Finance Ministers besides having interaction with Presidents of ADB, Japan International Cooperation Agency & Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and Chairman Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) to discuss matters of regional and bilateral co-operation.
The Secretary Economic Affairs Division is accompanying the finance minister.
On his arrival, the senior Japanese and Pakistan Embassy officials welcomed the finance minister.
