Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday arrived within the United Arab Emirates on a day-long go to, the place he’s anticipated to debate commerce and funding with the Gulf nation’s president.
Upon his arrival in Abu Dhabi, the premier was welcomed by UAE Vice President and Deputy PM Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the federal government mentioned in a post on X.
Pakistani Ambassador to UAE Faisal Niaz Tirmizi, Emirati envoy to Pakistan Hamad Obaid Ibrahim and senior officers from each nations have been additionally current to obtain the premier, the PML-N said.
Shortly after his arrival, the prime minister described the go to as “quick however essential”.
“Trying ahead to a fruitful alternate of views with the UAE management with a view to deepen the historic and brotherly PAK-UAE ties,” he mentioned in a post on X.
That is PM Shehbaz’s first go to to the UAE since assuming his office after the February 8 normal elections.
In line with Radio Pakistan, PM Shehbaz had earlier in the present day departed for the UAE together with key cupboard members, together with Deputy PM and International Minister Ishaq Dar, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, Inside Minister Mohsin Naqvi, Info Minister Attaullah Tarar, Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan and Particular Assistant to PM Tariq Fatemi.
Throughout the go to, the premier is anticipated to satisfy UAE President and Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the FO had mentioned in a press release issued on Wednesday.
The 2 leaders will talk about bilateral relations between Pakistan and the UAE with a “particular give attention to commerce and funding”, it had said.
In line with the FO, PM Shehbaz can also be more likely to maintain conferences with different Emirati dignitaries, businesspersons and heads of economic establishments.
The FO, noting that each nations have “long-standing fraternal relations deep-rooted in religio-cultural affinity”, had mentioned that such high-level exchanges type a “distinguishing function” of brotherly ties between Pakistan and the UAE.
The go to marks an essential step in the direction of additional deepening multifaceted bilateral collaboration between Pakistan and the UAE, the FO had highlighted.
The premier’s go to follows high-level exchanges between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia prior to now two months, together with two trips made to the dominion in April.
Shehbaz last visited the UAE in July 2023 — throughout his earlier time period because the prime minister — to console the demise of the UAE President’s brother, Sheikh Saeed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan.
Previous to that, he made a two-day journey to the Gulf nation in January 2023 to strengthen financial, commerce and funding ties with the nation.