{"id":9626,"date":"2021-03-18T18:44:30","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T18:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=9626"},"modified":"2021-03-18T20:20:11","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T20:20:11","slug":"pakistan-kuwait-to-strengthen-cooperation-in-political-economic-defence-trade-and-investment-sectors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-kuwait-to-strengthen-cooperation-in-political-economic-defence-trade-and-investment-sectors\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan Kuwait to strengthen Cooperation in political, economic, defence, trade and investment sectors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<h3 dir=\"auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9627 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Pak-Kuwait1-e1616092809138.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"354\" \/>Islamabad; The Foreign Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs of Kuwait, His Excellency Dr. Ahmed Nasser Al-Sabah, was warmly received by Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi at the Foreign Office today. Foreign Minister Qureshi congratulated him on his reappointment as the Foreign Minister of Kuwait. Kuwait\u2019s Foreign Minister was accompanied by senior officials from the Kuwaiti Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Interior, Health, and Trade and Commerce.<\/h3>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\"><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Upon arrival at the Ministry, Foreign Minister Ahmed Nasser Al-Sabah planted a sapling at the premises upholding a long-standing tradition followed by visiting dignitaries. Thereafter, the two Foreign Ministers held delegation-level talks.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>During the meeting, the Foreign Ministers reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral relations, including cooperation in political, economic, defence, trade and investment sectors, and manpower export, and discussed ways to enhance people-to-people linkages between the two countries. The resolve to continue close collaboration in multilateral fora, in particular the United Nations and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), was reaffirmed.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9628\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9628\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-9628\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Pak-Kuwait-1024x638.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"434\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9628\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">KUWAITI FOREIGN MINISTER SHEIKH DR. AHMED NASSER AL-MOHAMMED AL-SABAH OFFERING DUA AFTER PLANTING A TREE IN THE LAWN OF FOREIGN OFFICE, DURING HIS VISIT ON MARCH 18, 2021.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Foreign Minister Qureshi highlighted Pakistan\u2019s shifting focus to geo-economics with central emphasis on peace, development and connectivity. The Foreign Minister reaffirmed Pakistan\u2019s strong commitment to further strengthening and diversifying bilateral cooperation with Kuwait in all fields. Expressing satisfaction at the recently held Bilateral Political Consultations (January 2021), he reiterated the resolve to work together towards achieving mutually agreed goals.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">It was agreed to convene the next (5th) Session of the Joint Ministerial Commission as soon as possible. The need for facilitating travel between Pakistan and Kuwait to provide impetus to bilateral trade was also emphasized. In this regard, the two sides resolved to achieve tangible results in the near future.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Foreign Minister Qureshi briefed his counterpart on the economic potential of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), in particular its Special Economic Zones. He invited Kuwait to benefit from the vast and profitable investment opportunities in Pakistan.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Foreign Minister of Kuwait appreciated the positive contribution of more than one hundred thousand expatriate Pakistanis towards the development of Kuwait. He thanked Pakistan for support and cooperation during the global pandemic, in particular in the health sector and food security of Kuwait. Foreign Minister Qureshi assured him of Pakistan\u2019s continued cooperation.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The two Foreign Ministers also exchanged views on regional and global issues of mutual interest. Foreign Minister Qureshi briefed his counterpart on the situation in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), in particular the serious human rights violations and attempts to change the demographic structure of the occupied territory. He stressed that peaceful resolution of the Jammu &amp; Kashmir dispute, in accordance with UN Security Council resolutions, was indispensable for durable peace and security in South Asia.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Foreign Minister also briefed on Pakistan\u2019s efforts in support of the Afghan peace process and stressed that the Afghan parties must seize this historic opportunity to secure an inclusive, broad-based and comprehensive political settlement.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Foreign Minister Qureshi acknowledged and appreciated the role of the Kuwaiti leadership in promoting regional peace and harmony, in particular the efforts of His Highness the Emir of Kuwait that helped in bridging differences among the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). He reaffirmed Pakistan\u2019s support for all efforts aimed at enhancing solidarity and unity within the Muslim Ummah.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Foreign Minister of Kuwait is visiting Pakistan at the invitation of Foreign Minister Qureshi. During the visit, he will call on Pakistan\u2019s leadership and the senior officials accompanying him will meet their respective counterparts in Pakistan.<\/div>\n<div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<h3 dir=\"auto\"><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad; The Foreign Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs of Kuwait, His Excellency Dr. Ahmed Nasser Al-Sabah, was warmly received by Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi at the Foreign Office today. Foreign Minister Qureshi congratulated him on his reappointment as the Foreign Minister of Kuwait. Kuwait\u2019s Foreign Minister was accompanied by senior [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9627,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[91],"tags":[140,1058,194,48],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9626"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9626"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9626\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9630,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9626\/revisions\/9630"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9626"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9626"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}