Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will travel to Türkiye on Tuesday to attend the COP31 Leaders’ Summit in Antalya, as Islamabad prepares for a crowded week of diplomatic engagements at home.
The prime minister’s visit comes as the capital hosts three major events: the Margalla Dialogue, the Minerals Summit and a meeting of foreign ministers of the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO).
The Margalla Dialogue will bring together international security experts, while the Minerals Summit is expected to draw government representatives and specialists from several countries.
Foreign ministers of the ECO are due to arrive in Islamabad on 15 November. Türkiye, Iran and Central Asian states are among the organisation’s members.
The Antalya gathering is the leaders’ summit of COP31, the United Nations climate conference, where heads of government set the direction for the negotiations ahead. The prime minister’s attendance puts Pakistan at the table as countries weigh emission cuts and climate finance.
The Margalla Dialogue brings international security experts and policymakers together in the capital, while the Minerals Summit turns the focus to the country’s mineral resources and the investment they could attract. The ECO foreign ministers’ meeting, meanwhile, is the grouping’s main forum for coordinating regional cooperation among Pakistan, Türkiye, Iran and the Central Asian states.
The week brings together climate, security, minerals and regional cooperation on Pakistan’s diplomatic calendar, with the prime minister abroad for the climate leaders’ summit while the capital hosts the three gatherings.
