新加坡：外交部长维文将于周五（10月30日）访问巴基斯坦，两国正值建交60周年。
SINGAPORE: Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan will visit Pakistan on Friday (Oct 30), as the two countries mark 60 years of diplomatic relations.
外交部周四表示，维文博士在伊斯兰堡访问期间将会见巴基斯坦副总理兼外长穆罕默德·伊沙克·达尔，后者也将设午宴款待。两国外长会晤后将举行联合记者会。
During his visit to Islamabad, Dr Balakrishnan will meet Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, who will also host him to lunch, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said on Thursday. The two ministers will hold a joint press conference following their meeting.
外交部在新闻声明中说：“维文部长此次访巴重申了新巴之间长久的友谊，这种友谊建立在相互尊重和温暖的民间交往基础之上。”
“Minister Balakrishnan’s visit to Pakistan reaffirms the longstanding friendship between Singapore and Pakistan, which is underpinned by mutual respect and warm people-to-people ties,” said MFA in a press statement.
“此访将提供契机深化关系，并探索新的合作领域，包括灾害管理、创新与研究以及教育。”维文博士还将拜会巴基斯坦总理夏巴兹·谢里夫和陆军参谋长、国防部队最高指挥官赛义德·阿西姆·穆尼尔元帅。
"The visit will provide an opportunity to deepen relations and explore new areas of cooperation, including disaster management, innovation and research, and education." Dr Balakrishnan will also call on Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, the country's chief of defence forces and army staff.
外交部表示，他的行程还包括参观巴基斯坦国家科技大学的国家人工智能中心，以了解其在人工智能领域的进展。维文博士将由外交部官员陪同出访。
His itinerary includes a visit to the National Center of Artificial Intelligence at Pakistan’s National University of Sciences and Technology to understand its advancements in AI, MFA said. Dr Balakrishnan will be accompanied by officials from MFA.