Trade, investment, education, climate change: Dar for expanding cooperation with Maldives

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar called on Maldivian President Dr Mohamed Muizzu in Islamabad on Wednesday.

Reaffirming Pakistan’s commitment to its longstanding fraternal relations with the Maldives, the DPM/FM underscored the importance of expanding bilateral cooperation, particularly in trade, investment, education, climate change and tourism.

DPM/FM Dar welcomed the participation of the Maldivian business delegation in the Maldives-Pakistan Business Forum and expressed hope that B2B engagements would yield concrete trade and investment opportunities.

The DPM/FM conveyed warm greetings and best wishes from President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif to President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu. He warmly welcomed the President and his delegation to Pakistan.

President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu appreciated the warm welcome and hospitality extended to him and his delegation. He expressed the Maldives’ desire to deepen its close relations with Pakistan and explore new avenues of mutually beneficial cooperation.

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