- PM receives Kazakhstan president at PM Home entrance.
- Contingent of armed forces introduced guard of honour.
- Two leaders introduce respective delegations to one another.
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday urged a rise in commerce quantity between Pakistan and Kazakhstan to $1 billion as each nations signed over 30 memoranda of understanding (MoUs) in a number of sectors, together with petroleum, mining, and maritime affairs.
Addressing a joint press convention after the signing ceremony, the prime minister stated the prevailing degree of commerce between Islamabad and Astana didn’t mirror the true energy of relations or the financial potential of the 2 sides.
“Sadly, our commerce quantity is a meagre $250 million, which doesn’t mirror the energy of our friendship and the potential of each nations. Allow us to decide to elevating our commerce quantity to $1 billion throughout the subsequent one yr,” he stated.
Earlier, Kazak President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev was accorded a heat reception and a guard of honour as he arrived on the Prime Minister’s Home to carry one-on-one assembly with PM Shehbaz.
Accompanied by a high-level delegation, comprising senior cupboard ministers and different high-ranking officers, the Kazakhstan president arrived in Islamabad for his first two-day state go to, on the invitation of Prime Minister Shehbaz.
Because the visiting dignitary arrived, the prime minister acquired him on the entrance of the PM Home, the place the formal reception occurred.
The nationwide anthems of Kazakhstan and Pakistan had been performed whereas each leaders stood on the saluting dais.
A neatly attired contingent of the three providers of the Pakistan armed forces introduced the guard of honour, which President Tokayev reviewed.
The 2 leaders launched their respective delegations to one another earlier than continuing for one-on-one assembly, adopted by talks on the delegation degree.
In the course of the talks, the 2 sides will evaluate the total spectrum of bilateral relations and discover new avenues to additional deepen cooperation throughout numerous sectors. Each side may also signal Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) and agreements to spice up bilateral ties.
Later, the Kazakh president additionally planted a commemorative sapling within the garden of the Prime Minister’s Home.
The route of the Kazakhstan chief’s motorcade and fundamental avenues of the federal capital had been embellished with Pakistani and Kazakhstan flags in addition to the massive portraits of President Tokayev.
Individually, Deputy Prime Minister and Overseas Minister Ishaq Dar held a one-on-one assembly with Kazakhstan president, the Overseas Workplace stated on X.
Welcoming President Tokayev to Pakistan, the deputy premier prolonged heat greetings from President Asif Ali Zardari, PM Shehbaz, authorities, and folks of Pakistan.
He underscored Pakistan’s appreciation for the rising momentum of high-level political exchanges.
Dar additionally reaffirmed the shared dedication to develop bilateral cooperation throughout political, financial, and people-to-people domains, and to work collectively for sturdy peace, stability, and improvement within the area.
