06-11-2006, 06:19 AM
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UAE Maktom wishes to cement ties with Pakistan in all fields
ISLAMABAD: Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, vice president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates Tuesday voiced his interest in further cementing bilateral ties with Pakistan and expanding bilateral cooperating in all fields of activities.
Arrived here Tuesday for talks with Pakistani leaders on boosting bilateral ties, Al-Maktoum, who is also ruler of the Gulf sheikhdom of Dubai, met with President Pervez Musharraf, foreign office spokesman Sohail Mahmood said.
During his meeting with Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz here this evening, he exchanged his views with him regarding regional situation, role of OIC and other key global issues.
Mr. Aziz during the meeting said that Pakistan and UAE are tied into strong friendly relationship and believed the ties would further strengthen with the passage of time.
The pace UAE has developed at, it is a paradigm for Pakistan and other Islamic counties, he stated.
This is his first official visit to Pakistan since assuming responsibilities in January this year. He last visited Pakistan in 2002 for a private hunting trip, the foreign office said.
The UAE has become a key investor in Pakistan after a successful bid for the Pakistan Telecommunications Company Ltd. The UAE's Etisalat bought the Pakistani telecoms firm in June last year for 2.6 billion dollars.
Trade between the two countries totalled 2.78 billion dollars last year, with the balance in favour of the UAE due to Pakistanâs oil imports.
The UAE last year contributed 100 million dollars for relief work after a massive earthquake in Pakistan in October and also dispatched a mobile field hospital for the quake victims.
Courtesy Geo
UAE Maktom wishes to cement ties with Pakistan in all fields
ISLAMABAD: Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, vice president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates Tuesday voiced his interest in further cementing bilateral ties with Pakistan and expanding bilateral cooperating in all fields of activities.
Arrived here Tuesday for talks with Pakistani leaders on boosting bilateral ties, Al-Maktoum, who is also ruler of the Gulf sheikhdom of Dubai, met with President Pervez Musharraf, foreign office spokesman Sohail Mahmood said.
During his meeting with Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz here this evening, he exchanged his views with him regarding regional situation, role of OIC and other key global issues.
Mr. Aziz during the meeting said that Pakistan and UAE are tied into strong friendly relationship and believed the ties would further strengthen with the passage of time.
The pace UAE has developed at, it is a paradigm for Pakistan and other Islamic counties, he stated.
This is his first official visit to Pakistan since assuming responsibilities in January this year. He last visited Pakistan in 2002 for a private hunting trip, the foreign office said.
The UAE has become a key investor in Pakistan after a successful bid for the Pakistan Telecommunications Company Ltd. The UAE's Etisalat bought the Pakistani telecoms firm in June last year for 2.6 billion dollars.
Trade between the two countries totalled 2.78 billion dollars last year, with the balance in favour of the UAE due to Pakistanâs oil imports.
The UAE last year contributed 100 million dollars for relief work after a massive earthquake in Pakistan in October and also dispatched a mobile field hospital for the quake victims.
Courtesy Geo