Islamabad: Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif and visiting UAE President Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan explored avenues to deepen cooperation across a wide range of sectors.
According to Kuwait News Agency, during their meeting in Islamabad, the two leaders reviewed the progress of cooperation and held "substantive talks" on bilateral relations. Their discussions focused on further strengthening the longstanding fraternal relations between Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates. Both sides emphasized the importance of expanding collaboration in economic cooperation, investment, energy, infrastructure development, IT, technology, and people-to-people exchanges.
They also agreed on the need to enhance bilateral trade, which has great potential for mutually beneficial growth. The two leaders exchanged views on important regional and international developments and reaffirmed their shared commitment to continue close coordination on matters of mutual interest.
While expressing satisfaction with the positive trajectory of bilateral relations, the two leaders reiterated their determination to continue working closely to advance the shared objective of peace, stability, and sustainable development. The visit of the UAE President is expected to further consolidate the deep brotherly ties between Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates and contribute to strengthening their strategic partnership. Earlier, PM Sharif received the President of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at the airport.