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ISLAMABAD: President General Pervez Musharraf Tuesday highlighting the priorities in the internal and external affairs of the country urged a group of Pakistan's envoys to project policies on the regional peace and security, combating extremism and terrorism, economic development and strengthening the national institutions.

He was talking to six Pakistani envoys from selected countries, who called on him along with Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri, Foreign Secretary Riaz Khokhar and Additional Secretary (United Nations and Economic Coordination) Tariq Osman Hyder.

The six envoys had been called to Islamabad for a year end review of Pakistan's foreign policy. Pakistan's Ambassadors to China, the United States, the United Kingdom and Austria as well as Pakistan's Permanent Representatives to the United Nations in New York and Geneva had held consultations, chaired by the Foreign Minister and Foreign Secretary at the Foreign Office on November 22 and 23.

The Foreign Minister and the Foreign Secretary briefed the President General Pervez Musharraf about the wide ranging discussions of the envoys on Pakistan's bilateral relations with key countries and the general direction of Pakistan's policies at the multilateral forums.

They also informed the President about the envoy's conclusions on making Pakistan's foreign policy more responsive to the rapidly changes international situation, in the years to come. The envoys who called on the President included Riaz Mohammad Khan (China), Ashraf Jehangir Qazi (USA), Dr. Maleeha Lodhi (UK), Ali Sarwar Naqvi (Austria), Munir Akram (Permanent Representative to the UN, New York) and Shaukat Umer (Permanent Representative to the UN, Geneva).

Meeting with PM

Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali Tuesday asked the Pakistani ambassadors abroad to project Pakistan's image as a peace loving, progressive and forward looking country.

He was talking to Pakistan's ambassadors to China, UK and USA who called on him at the Prime Minister's House today. Foreign Secretary Riaz Khokhar and senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were also present on the occasion.

The Prime Minister said that country's efforts to combat terrorism and religious extremism must be projected adequately to apprise the world community of the seriousness of the Pakistan government in this regard.

The ambassadors exchanged views with the Prime Minister on matters relating to the country's foreign policy. They were in the capital in connection with the process of consultation initiated by the government. The regional and international situation also came under discussion during the meeting. Matters relating to the one year review of the country's foreign policy also figured prominently during the meeting.