ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Abdullah Al-Yahya agreed to increase high-level official exchanges to strengthen bilateral relations and bolster cooperation in trade, investment and defense, Pakistan’s foreign office said in a statement on Tuesday.
The two ministers met on the sidelines of the International Conference on the Two-State Solution at the United Nations in New York.
Pakistan has been seeking to enhance economic and strategic partnerships with Gulf nations, including efforts to export more skilled human resources to the region in a bid to boost remittances, which reached a record $38.3 billion in the last fiscal year.
“The two leaders discussed ways to further strengthen Pakistan-Kuwait relations, with a focus on enhancing cooperation in trade, investment, energy, food security and defense,” the foreign office said. “They also discussed close collaboration at multilateral fora, including at the UN and OIC [Organization of Islamic Cooperation].”
“Both sides agreed to undertake high-level exchanges in the near future to deepen bilateral engagement,” it added.
