PARIS, France: The Pakistan Embassy in Paris organized a virtual meeting aimed at strengthening the link between the Embassy and Pakistani Community in France in the wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
The meeting was also aimed to take stock of the situation and problems being faced by the Pakistani Community in the ongoing Coronavirus crisis in France, and seeking the Community’s views on further improving consular services for them.
The Ambassador of Pakistan to France Moinul Haque briefed the Community members about services provided to them during the lockdown including continuous availability of Embassy officials, ration distribution scheme for the needy, operation of special flight to take back home stranded Pakistanis and catering to all emergent consular issues.
While thanking the community for its contribution to the ration distribution scheme, he urged them to donate generously to the Prime Minister’s COVID-19 Relief Fund.
Ambassador Moinul Haque also urged the Community to keep the Kashmir issue alive in these testing times and continue expressing their solidarity with their brothers and sisters in Indian Occupied Kashmir.
The community members expressed their satisfaction over the role of Embassy during the coronavirus lockdown and offered their services for the Embassy’s various projects in promoting Pakistan’s national interest abroad.
In conclusion, the ambassador stressed that Pakistani Community should follow the guidelines of the French government to keep themselves safe from the Coronavirus pandemic.