Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is presently addressing a spherical desk session of shareholders of the IT neighborhood in Abu Dhabi.
Addressing the occasion, he careworn his go to to the United Arab Emirates was to not search loans however collaboration and funding.
Earlier as we speak, the premier arrived within the UAE 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 international locations 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”.
“Wanting ahead to a fruitful change 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 response to Radio Pakistan, PM Shehbaz had earlier as we speak 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.
Through the go to, the premier is predicted to fulfill 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 focus on bilateral relations between Pakistan and the UAE with a “particular concentrate on commerce and funding”, it had acknowledged.
In response to the FO, PM Shehbaz can also be more likely to maintain conferences with different Emirati dignitaries, businesspersons and heads of monetary establishments.
The FO, noting that each international locations have “long-standing fraternal relations deep-rooted in religio-cultural affinity”, had mentioned that such high-level exchanges type a “distinguishing characteristic” of brotherly ties between Pakistan and the UAE.
The go to marks an essential step in 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 up 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 loss of life 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.