ISLAMABAD:Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday left for Goa, India in his first ever visit to the neighbouring country, to attend a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM).

The Foreign Minister is leading the country’s delegation at the SCO’s Council of Foreign Ministers meeting scheduled to be held on May 4-5 in Goa.

He is attending the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers meeting at the invitation of the current Chair, Minister for External Affairs of India Dr S. Jaishankar. Leaving for India from Karachi, Bilawal Bhutto Zaradri reaffirmed Pakistan’s strong commitment to the charter of SCO in a tweet.

The Foreign Office Spokesperson said our participation in the meeting reflects Pakistan’s commitment to the SCO Charter and processes and the importance that Pakistan accords to the region in its foreign policy priorities.

Earlier, the Foreign Minister had also attended the last meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers held in July last year in Tashkent.