Kuwait PM to visit Pakistan this month to further boost ties

Kuwait Prime Minister His Highness Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah would be visiting Pakistan this month with the aim of further cementing bilateral relations and cooperation, Kuwait Ambassador in Islamabad Nawaf Al-Enezi said Tuesday. His Highness Sheikh Jaber is scheduled to meet President Mamnoon Hussain and hold talks with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who visited the Kuwaiti senior official to visit Pakistan, the foreign office added in a statement today. "The upcoming visit of the His Highness Kuwaiti Prime Minister to Pakistan would further strengthen the brotherly relations between the two countries," Ambassador Al-Enezi told KUNA. "Kuwait and Pakistan enjoy healthy relations and the visit of His Highness the Prime Minister shows the keenness of the leadership of both the countries to enhance the bilateral relations," said the Ambassador. The Ambassador expressed his hopes for the enhancement of the bilateral trade and economic relations between the two countries. He added that both sides were expected to sign a number of Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) and trade agreements. His Highness the Prime Minister of Kuwait will be accompanied by a delegation of ministers and businessmen. The Kuwaiti Prime Minister would be warmly welcomed in Pakistan on his first visit to the country. Sharif will be hosting a lunch and the President will host dinner in the honour of His Highness Sheikh Jaber, according to the Foreign Office. It said the visit would take place within the framework of relations of friendship and cooperation between the State of Kuwait and Pakistan, as well as mutual desire to strengthen and expand those relations. It will give a new impetus to the existing cordial bilateral relations and provide a good opportunity to reinvigorate efforts aimed at strengthening cooperation between the two countries in diverse fields, said an official press release