ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar arrived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday, on a two-day visit aimed at boosting bilateral cooperation, the Pakistani foreign office said, adding that several agreements would be signed during the trip.
The Pakistani prime minister will hold a meeting with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed during the visit, a statement issued by the Pakistani foreign office said.
“The visit will include signing of MoUs between Pakistan and the UAE in a range of areas including investment cooperation in the sectors of Energy, Port Operations Projects, Waste Water Treatment, Food Security, Logistics, Mining, Aviation, and Banking & Financial Services,” the foreign office said.
Pakistan and the UAE are close allies. The Gulf nation is Pakistan’s third-largest trade partner after China and the United States. It is also viewed as an ideal export destination by policymakers in the South Asian country due to its geographical proximity with Pakistan.
The UAE is also home to an estimated 1.8 million Pakistani expatriates and, after Saudi Arabia, is the second-largest source of remittances for the South Asian nation of more than 240 million.
