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Dutch Queen to visit Pakistan on Feb 9-11: Foreign Ministry

Xinhua, February 8, 2016 Adjust font size:

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, who is also UN Secretary General's Special Advocate (UNSGSA) for Inclusive Finance for Development, will visit Pakistan from Feb.9 to 11, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday.

In her capacity as the UN secretary-general's special advocate, Queen Máxima encourages universal access for individuals and enterprises, at a reasonable cost, to a wide range of financial services, provided by diverse responsible and sustainable institutions.

The Special Advocate works in partnership with stakeholders globally to raise awareness, encourage leadership and foster action towards financial inclusion.

During her visit, the queen will have meetings with the prime minister and the president besides other engagements with a range of stakeholders from the public and private sectors, the Foreign Ministry said.

The prime minister had met the queen on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos in January 2016.

Inclusive Finance for Development is one of the key priorities of the government's economic development policies. Pakistan has taken a number of important measures in recent years, including the launch of the National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS), in order to promote the key objectives of financial inclusion, the Foreign Ministry said. Endit