The Vice Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed al Nahyan, said that the ties with Pakistan were growing at a “good rhythm”, since he and the vice president Prime Minister Ishaq Dar met in Islamabad on Monday.
Pakistan and Eau share close diplomatic, economic and cultural ties. The EAU is one of Pakistan’s largest commercial partners in the Middle East and an important source of remittances, with a large population of Pakistani expatriates who live and work there.
In a joint press conference held with Dar, the visiting official said that the EAU wanted to develop the relationship with Pakistan further, and added that he was already growing “at a good pace.”
“I think both leaders – [and] The people of Pakistan and the EAU: they want to see more development in the relationship, and I want to emphasize than in the last year or two, things have moved faster than for a while, ”he said.
“And I really hope that good spirit would continue in so many different sectors, if it is trade, investment and aviation,” he added.
Meanwhile, given the official, and added that the two countries had “old fraternal relations and shared commitments and love and affection” for others.
Prime Minister’s vice president also said that he wanted the visit of his Eau counterpart to have lasted longer, and added that he was aware that Nahyan had other global commitments.
Dar and Sheikh Abdullah also signed three comprehension memoranda (Mous), state -owned Pakistan radio reported.
According to the report, two of the Mous were for cooperation in the field of culture and the establishment of a joint committee for consular issues.
The third Mou was signed between the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of the EAU and the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Pakistan for the establishment of the Joint Business Council of the EAU-PAKISTAN.
Sheikh Abdullah arrived in Pakistan on Sunday night for an official two -day visit, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (FO) in a statement.
The Fo had said that the visit “would even cement … the long data of Pakistan-Uae and contribute to deepen the bilateral commitments in various fields, benefiting the peoples of both countries.”
