Qureshi takes up Pakistan travel advisory, dual citizenship issues with Spain

MADRID  -   Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Tuesday met his Spanish counterpart Jose Manuel Albares and urged the Spanish government to review the Pakistan travel advisory following remarkable improvement in the law and order situation. During the meeting, the foreign minister, who arrived here Monday, discussed the bilateral relations, trade and economic relations, besides regional and global situation. Ambassador of Pakistan in Spain Shujaat Rathor also attended the meeting. The foreign minister told his counterpart that over 125,000 Pakistani expatriates in Spain contributed to strengthening the bilateral relations. He said owing to the non-existence of dual citizenship agreement between Pakistan and Spain, the Pakistani citizens residing in Spain had to revoke their Pakistani citizenship, according the local laws. He hoped that the Spanish government would seriously consider the resolution of the issue confronting the Pakistani citizens. Expressing satisfaction over the existing bilateral relations, both the foreign ministers agreed to further strengthen the ties. 

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