The FoDP was established as an expression of international support for democracy in Pakistan, which was restored in March 2008. Since then, Pakistan has made an impressive progress in all areas of life. Nevertheless, a lot remains to be done to fully realise our national agenda of peace and development. We expect the international community to appreciate our achievements in the backdrop of enormous challenges confronting Pakistan. Long-term institutional partnerships for capacity building have been one of our top priorities with the view to enhancing the capacity of our institutions. These networks are of immense value in sharing best practices. We hope the FoDP process will further boost the existing linkages.
I am confident the Ankara Workshop will open up new vistas of collaboration at the institutional level between Pakistan and FoDP partners. Pakistan is a country blessed with enormous potential. This workshop should go a long way in creating institutional linkages that help Pakistan to consolidate democratic practices from national to the grass-roots level.
I wish to thank all FoDP partners for attending this important workshop. We are especially grateful to the Government of Turkey for hosting and co-chairing this event. I wish the workshop a great success.
Photo caption: President Zardari co-chairing the Friends of Democratic Pakistan (FoDP) meeting with US President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, New York, September 2009
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