Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has arrived in the United Arab Emirates on a one-day visit

After completing his three-day visit to Saudi Arabia, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif arrived in Abu Dhabi on a one-day visit to the United Ar...

After completing his three-day visit to Saudi Arabia, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif arrived in Abu Dhabi on a one-day visit to the United Arab Emirates.

 

Accompanied by Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, a high level delegation arrived in the United Arab Emirates. Photo: Prime Minister Office Twitter

"Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has arrived in Abu Dhabi on a one-day visit to the United Arab Emirates with a high-level delegation," the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement on social networking site Twitter.

The statement said that the UAE Minister of Justice Abdullah bin Sultan Al Nuaimi received the Prime Minister and his delegation at the airport.

 

Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif will also meet the Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Muhammad bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.

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Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif is accompanied by Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Defense Minister Khawaja Asif, Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Asad Mehmood, Shahzain Bugti, Information Minister Maryam Aurangzeb, Mohsin Dawar and others.

Earlier, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif had left for the United Arab Emirates after completing a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia.

A Foreign Office spokesman said in a statement that Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman last night during his visit, and that the two leaders had a delegation in Jeddah. Was discussed.

The spokesman said that issues of expanding trade and business relations, increasing investment and creating opportunities for Pakistani manpower were discussed during the meeting.

He said that the Prime Minister also met Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Hussain Brahim Taha during his three-day visit to Saudi Arabia.

He said that besides discussing the situation in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the issues of Palestine and Afghanistan were also discussed during the meeting.

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Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif in his statement on Twitter said that the meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman was very good, we reiterated our commitment to take the relations between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia to a new and higher level.

He said that I paid tribute to his leadership and thanked him for always standing by Pakistan and for the warm welcome he received during his visit to Saudi Arabia.

The Prime Minister said that we also discussed new avenues and ways to further strengthen bilateral relations in all fields. 

Earlier, at the invitation of Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman, Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif arrived in Saudi Arabia on April 28 for a three-day visit, his first foreign trip as prime minister.

In Saudi Arabia, the Governor of Madinah, Faisal bin Salman Al Saud, and senior Saudi officials received Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and his delegation.

The Prime Minister was accompanied by Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Finance Minister Muftah Ismail, Counter Narcotics Minister Shahzain Bugti, Information Minister Maryam Aurangzeb and Defense Minister Khawaja Asif.