Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Sunday that the coalition administration was working to strengthen Pakistan's ties with friendly countries and building advantageous relationships with other countries for the sake of the Pakistani people.

In a video greeting to mark the start of the New Year, the foreign minister stated that the government's priority was to strengthen ties with old allies.

Whenever any complaints were leveled against Pakistan, they responded appropriately," he said, adding that the Indian side was forced to face reality at the UN.

The foreign minister stated that they know how to represent and protect Pakistan.

PM had undertaken different foreign visits to increase country’s outreach in the world, he said, adding Pakistan chaired the G77 and succeeded in the inclusion of ‘loss and damage’ fund in the COP 27 agenda for the developing countries. It was not only a big achievement for Pakistan, but also for the developing world and those championing for the cause of climate.

Highlighting the efforts of the ministry of foreign affairs, the foreign minister said due to their efforts, Pakistan successfully met the action plans of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) ahead of time and had been the only country to be removed from its grey list.

Foreign Minister Bilawal said in the year 2023, they aimed to improve bilateral and multilateral ties at all regional and global fora and organizations and would pursue the agenda of economic diplomacy.

About the EU’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) for Pakistan, he said they would seek its renewal through diplomatic channels as it had seen an increase of Pakistan’s export to the EU countries by 80 percent while those of EU countries to Pakistan by 60 percent.

Felicitating the nation on the new year, he said the new year would be a harbinger of success for the foreign office and the foreign policy.