ISLAMABAD: The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday Pakistan’s political and economic stability was “important” for the entire region, as the UAE’s ambassador to Islamabad met the Pakistani law minister in the federal capital.
Relations between the UAE and Pakistan date back to the UAE’s formation in 1971 and have since evolved into wide-ranging cooperation in various fields. Pakistan was the first country to recognize the UAE, which has been a major source of economic and financial assistance to Pakistan for decades.
In recognition of the UAE’s humanitarian support to Pakistan, multiple institutions, bridges, airports and hospitals are named after the UAE’s founding father and first president, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, such as the Sheikh Zayed Bridge in Swat Valley and Sheikh Zayed Medical Complex in Lahore.
Pakistanis make up around 12.69 percent of the UAE population and are the second largest community of expatriates, at roughly around 1.3 million.
“Political and economic stability in Pakistan is important not only for Pakistan but for the entire region,” UAE ambassador to Islamabad Hamad Obaid Ibrahim Salem Al Zaabi was quoted as saying in a statement released by the UAE embassy on Tuesday, after the envoy met with Pakistani law minister Azam Nazeer Tarar.
“UAE Ambassador appreciated Pakistan’s role for peace and stability in the region.”
Tarar said Pakistan was “grateful” for the UAE’s continuing support for the South Asian nation’s economy and vowed that the law ministries of the two nations would “continue to cooperate for the benefit of both countries and the convenience of the people.”
