ISLAMABAD: United Arab Emirates Ambassador Hamad Obaid Al-Zaabi on Tuesday met Pakistan’s Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin to discuss ways of strengthening bilateral cooperation between the two countries, said in an official statement.
Pakistan and the UAE have close fraternal relations and bilateral cooperation in a range of fields.
The UAE is also Pakistan’s largest trading partner in the Middle East and home to more than 1.6 million Pakistani nationals.
The two officials “discussed various dimensions of the bilateral relations” between the two countries, the statement released by the finance ministry said.
“Both the dignitaries shared their contentment over the strength of the prevailing relations,” it added.
The finance minister highlighted the initiatives undertaken by the Pakistani government to ensure economic progress and development in the country.
The UAE ambassador said his country greatly valued its relations with Pakistan.
“It was further expressed that bilateral cooperation in various fields, including trade, investment and religious tourism, would be strengthened between both states,” the statement said.
Last month the UAE-based Dhabi Group signed an agreement with Pakistan to invest Rs60 billion in a construction project called the “Mabarak Center” in Lahore, the capital of the city of the country’s most densely populated Punjab province.
