ISLAMABAD — Malaysia’s prime minister arrived in Pakistan’s capital Wednesday on his first official go to which authorities say is aimed toward strengthening ties between the 2 international locations and boosting bilateral financial and commerce ties.
Anwar Ibrahim was obtained by Pakistani counterpart Shehbaz Sharif when his airplane landed at an airport close to Islamabad. He’ll maintain a proper assembly with Sharif at his sprawling workplace to debate a spread of points, together with lthe newest scenario within the Center East.
Ibrahim and Sharif will even witness the signing of assorted settlement through the three-day go to of the Malaysian premier who’s visiting Pakistan on the invitation of Sharif, in keeping with the Ministry of International Affairs.
Ibrahim is accompanied by a high-level delegation which is able to focus on with Pakistan tips on how to additional strengthen cooperation within the areas of commerce, power, agriculture, tourism, cultural exchanges and people-to-people contacts.
Money-strapped Pakistan is making an attempt to boost bilateral commerce and enhance financial ties after just lately getting a $7 billion new mortgage from the Worldwide Financial Fund. The ministry says the 2 sides will focus on a wide-ranging agenda to additional strengthen Pakistan-Malaysia ties in numerous fields, together with commerce, connectivity, power, agriculture, trade, tourism, cultural exchanges and people-to-people contacts. They will even focus on regional and world developments.
Bilateral commerce between the 2 sides within the fiscal yr 2023-2024 was recorded at $1.5 billion.