ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday said that it was Pakistan’s ardent desire to promote peace and cooperation in South Asia for which security and stability were the pre-requisites.
Talking to Foreign Minister of Maldives Dr. Mohammed Asim at the PM House in Islamabad, the prime minister said that Pakistan attaches great importance to South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and wishes to see it as a vibrant regional organization. He said that Pakistan was committed to the principles and objectives of the SAARC Charter.
The prime minister said that Pakistan attaches importance to its relations with Maldives. He said that both Countries were bound in fraternal ties of common faith, mutual understanding and respect and stressed the need to work for enhancing bilateral trade between the two Countries.
Nawaz Sharif said that it was encouraging to note the growing Parliamentary cooperation between Maldives and Pakistan and recalled that the visit of Pakistan’s Chairman Senate to Maldives last year, was a testimony of strengthened parliamentary ties.
The Maldivian foreign minister expressed the hope to further strengthen bilateral ties between the two Countries.
