ASTANA, Kazakhstan: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday reiterated Pakistan’s strong commitment to cooperation with Kazakhstan in energy sector, regional connectivity and human resource development.
In a meeting with the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev after his arrival in Astana to attend the 17th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit, the prime minister also underscored the need for enhancing trade between Pakistan and Kazakhstan which was much less than the potential.
The prime minister thanked President Nazarbayev for invitation to participate in the ongoing 17th SCO Summit and congratulated him on hosting the summit. He expressed the hope that the outcome of the ongoing SCO Summit will result in paving way for cooperation and economic prosperity of the people of the region.
Earlier, the prime minister, accompanied by a delegation comprising Commerce Minister Khurram Dastgir and Advisor to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz among others, reached Astana where he was warmly received by the Deputy Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Akylbek Kamaldinov.
Nawaz Sharif will also hold bilateral meetings with other leaders as well on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in which Pakistan will become full member of the Organization.
Beside attending the SCO Summit, the prime minister will also participate in the inaugural ceremony of International Expo 2017 being hosted by Kazakhstan.
