Science Diplomacy Perspective

The ministry of foreign affairs launched the inaugural issue of the international journal “Science Diplomacy Perspectives” in collaboration with COMSTECH on Tuesday.

The ministry of foreign affairs launched the inaugural issue of the international journal “Science Diplomacy Perspectives” in collaboration with COMSTECH on Tuesday.

Coordinator General COMSTECH, Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary delivered the welcome address in the launching ceremony. He said that in the context of 48th OIC Council of Foreign Ministers meeting, to be held in Islamabad under the chairmanship of Pakistan, as well as at a defining moment in global history when new alliances are being formed by nations, launching of this journal has a special significance.

Prof. Choudhary extended felicitations to the entire team of the science diplomacy division of ministry of foreign affairs on this excellent and timely initiative. He said it reflects the importance which Pakistan places to the soft diplomacy.

He informed that the current issue is a compilation of 17 scholarly articles on various aspects of science diplomacy, ranging from defining new trends in science diplomacy to central role of various technologies in diplomatic context. Prof. Choudhary highlighted that the journal has excellent reviews on China-Pakistan cooperation, agriculture biotechnology, cybersecurity, science and society nexus, as well as contributions of Pakistan’s premier research institutions on global diplomacy. All are written by practitioners and experts of science diplomacy.

Prof. Choudhary hoped to see this journal emerging as a leading impact factor treatise where foreign policy researchers, and seasoned diplomats feel proud to publish their work.

The Foreign Secretary of MoFA, Mr. Sohail Mahmood appreciated the efforts to launch this excellent journal, the support and partnership of COMSTECH and its recent initiatives taken in the area of science diplomacy. He said that ministry of foreign affairs and COMSTECH would work together to take the science diplomacy initiative further. He appreciated the important contributions of COMSTECH in Pakistan’s science diplomacy initiative.

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