Islamabad (Online): Ishaq Dar, Federal Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs will undertake a three day official visit to Paris, starting
from today (Tuesday).
According to press release issued by the ministry here on Monday, Senator Dar accepted the invitation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of France and the UK government to participate in the OGP
Summit being held from 6th to 9th December in Paris.
During his visit, the Minister will attend the OGP Summit and the closing ceremony of the 75th Anniversary Celebration of French Agency of
Development (AFD) (likely to be hosted by French President Hollande) .The Finance Minister will also speak at a variety of events, attend roundtables
with global leadership in the area of action against fiscal fraud and improving governance.
The Finance Minister will attend Open Government Partnership (OGP) summit where leaders of over seventy countries will debate on principles of
transparency, accountability and citizen participation which contributes to good governance and socio-economic development of member countries.
Launched in 2011, OPG is a multilateral initiative aimed at promoting the principles of open and transparent government through civic consultation
and participation, reinforcing public integrity and the fight against corruption.
Round tables will be held under the themes,“Collective Ambitions and the Future of Open Government”, “Open Government as a Force for
Democracy”, “BuildingTrust in Government, Anti-Corruption”; “The Time for High Level OGP Commitments”, and “Citizen Movements and Democratic Transitions”.
The Minister is also likely to hold bilateral meetings with Managing Director AFD and will meet the Management of Renault besides interacting with French and Paris Based Pakistani Media.
