Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has reached Bucharest in the first phase of his three day visit to Romania and Spain.

During the first-leg of his visit, he will stay in Bucharest till tomorrow at the invitation of Romania's Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu.

Shah Mehmood Qureshi will hold wide-ranging consultations with the Romanian Foreign Minister and other dignitaries on regional and international issues.

He will subsequently visit Spain tomorrow on the invitation of Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares Bueno and will stay there till Wednesday.

Besides meeting with his Spanish counterpart, Shah Mahmood Qureshi will hold talks with other ministers and members of the Spanish Parliament.

The Foreign Minister's visit to Romania and Spain will give further impetus to the growing cooperation with these two friendly countries in the context of the European Union.

Source: Radio Pakistan