Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Friday held “substantive talks” centered on additional strengthening the longstanding fraternal relations between the 2 nations, stated a statement after the conclusion of President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s first official go to to the nation.
That is the second time the Emirati president is visiting Pakistan this yr, having met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Rahim Yar Khan in January. Nevertheless, Friday’s journey is his first official go to as president, in line with the Overseas Workplace.
The 2 sides additionally reaffirmed their shared dedication to proceed shut coordination on issues of mutual curiosity and exchanged views on vital regional and worldwide developments.
The assertion added that whereas expressing satisfaction with the optimistic trajectory of bilateral relations, the “two leaders reiterated their willpower to proceed to work collectively intently to advance the shared goal of peace, stability, and sustainable growth”.
“The go to of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will additional consolidate the deep brotherly ties between Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates and contribute to additional strengthening of their strategic partnership,” stated the assertion.
Through the discussions between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Al Nahyan, increasing collaboration in financial cooperation, funding, vitality, infrastructure growth, IT, know-how and people-to-people exchanges had been additionally mentioned.
“In addition they agreed on the necessity to improve bilateral commerce, which had nice potential for mutually helpful progress,” added the assertion.
The Emirati president was “greeted with the best heat and cordial welcome upon his arrival”.
“A formation of JF-17 fighter jets escorted the Royal plane because it entered Pakistani airspace,” stated the assertion.
Earlier as we speak, President Al Nahyan reached Islamabad and was acquired by PM Shehbaz on the Nur Khan airbase.
Chief of Protection Forces and Chief of Military Workers Discipline Marshal Asim Munir greeted the Emirati president as nicely, televised footage confirmed. Additionally current to welcome the president was Deputy Prime Minister and Overseas Minister Ishaq Dar.
Upon his arrival, President Al Nahyan was offered with a 21-gun salute from a contingent of the armed forces at an official reception held in his honor, state-run Radio Pakistan reported.
In response to WAMthe president was accompanied by Advisers to the UAE President Sheikh Sultan bin Hamdan Al Nahyan and Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Ambassador of the UAE to Pakistan Salem Mohammed Al Zaabi and different ministers and senior officers.
In response to FO, throughout the go to, President Al Nahyan was anticipated to evaluation all the spectrum of bilateral relations with PM Shehbaz and the pair will “trade views on regional and worldwide problems with mutual curiosity”.
“The go to will present an vital alternative to additional strengthen the long-standing brotherly relations between Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates,” the FO stated in an announcement.
The FO added that the go to displays the depth of bilateral relations between each nations and their shared dedication to bolster collaboration in key areas, together with commerce, funding, vitality, growth and regional stability.
On Wednesday, the district administration of Islamabad introduced a public vacation within the federal capital on the day of the go to (as we speak).
“It’s notified that Dec 26 (Friday) is hereby declared as an area vacation throughout the income limits of the Islamabad Capital Territory,” a notification issued by the Justice of the Peace’s workplace stated.
It was posted on X by Islamabad Deputy Commissioner Irfan Nawaz Memon.
Memon stated that every one important companies, together with hospitals, police, metropolis administration, Capital Improvement Authority (CDA), and utility companies, would stay operational.
Pakistan and the UAE share shut diplomatic ties. financialand cultural ties, strengthened by historic connections and a big Pakistani expatriate neighborhood within the Emirates.
The UAE is one in every of Pakistan’s largest merchants companions and a key supply of remittances, with 1000’s of Pakistanis working in numerous sectors. Each nations collaborate on protection, vitality, and funding initiatives, with the UAE ceaselessly offering monetary support and humanitarian help to Pakistan.
In April this yr, Pakistan and the UAE signed and exchanged a number of memoranda of understanding (MoU) to additional strengthen bonds between the individuals of each nations.
Two of the MoUs had been for cooperation within the area of tradition and the institution of a joint committee for consular affairs, in line with the report.
The third MoU was signed between the Federation of UAE Chambers of Commerce and Trade and the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Trade for the institution of the UAE-Pakistan Joint Enterprise Council.
