Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar has stressed on holistic policy framework and enabling domestic ecosystem for realizing Pakistan's maritime and blue economy potential.

She was chairing annual talks between Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Naval Headquarters in Islamabad on Monday.

The Minister of State called for pro-active approach to seek effective international partnerships in maritime domain. 

The meeting provided an opportunity for a comprehensive overview of Pakistan’s maritime interests including in the domain of maritime security, blue economy, disaster management, environmental protection and climate change imperatives.

Pakistan’s participation in various regional and international forums dealing with maritime issues and opportunities for international collaboration and capacity-building in various fields were also discussed.