ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome held a meeting with the Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar in Islamabad on Wednesday.
In his remarks, the finance minister said that Pakistan valued the deep rooted historic and durable bilateral relations with the United States on economic and trade fronts.
The finance minister also shared the economic policies and priorities of the government to address the challenging economic environment and set the economy on the path to stability and growth.
H.E. Mr. Donald Blome, Ambassador of the United States of America to Pakistan called on Finance Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, today and discussed matters of mutual interest between the two countries.
🇺🇸🇵🇰 pic.twitter.com/gkpY9Myk5R— Ministry of Finance (@FinMinistryPak) June 21, 2023
The two sides also exchanged views about areas of common interest and how the existing bilateral relations between the two Countries can be enhanced further.
The finance minister further informed the US ambassador about the government’s budgetary measures to reduce the fiscal gap in order to meet its national as well as international financial obligations.
Ishaq Dar also informed the envoy about the progress on the on-going talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and stated that the government is committed to complete the program.
The US Ambassador Donald Blome expressed confidence in the policies and programmes of the government for economic sustainability and socio-economic uplift of the masses.
The envoy extended his support to further promote bilateral economic, investment and trade relations between both the Countries.
The Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar thanked the US ambassador and reiterated the desire of the government to further deepen bilateral trade and investment ties with the United States.
