Pakistan senate chairman, UAE envoy discuss ties ahead of parliamentary visit

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Senate Chairman Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani met with the United Arab Emirates envoy to Pakistan, Hamad Obaid Alzaabi, in Islamabad on Thursday and discussed ways to enhance bilateral ties, the UAE embassy said in a Twitter post.
Sanjrani will visit the United Arab Emirates from August 25 to 28 along with a parliamentary delegation, the senate chairman’s office said in a statement on Thursday, adding that the visit would strengthen existing bilateral relations between the two countries.
“Both the countries have shared values, traditions and a common dream for regional development and prosperity,” Sanjrani said in the statement. “Existing economic cooperation needs to be enhanced in line with tremendous potential for trade and business between two countries.”
Sanjrani told Alzaabi that UAE investors could benefit from the $60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor of energy and infrastructure projects, adding that existing economic cooperation could be enhanced through increased trade and business between the two countries.
Pakistan and UAE enjoy close bilateral ties. UAE Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan visited Islamabad in January this year, following two visits by Prime Minister Imran Khan to the UAE last year to seek economic assistance. In December, the UAE announced a $3 billion financial support package for Pakistan.
According to the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis, around 1.6 million expatriates live and work in the UAE and remit more than $4.5 billion to the country every year.