Our Correspondent
ISLAMABAD
Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has departed for Kuwait for a two-day official visit. He is accompanying by Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources ShahidKhaqanAbbasi and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Syed Tariq Fatemi. During the visit, the Prime Minister will meet the Kuwaiti leadership for in-depth review of various aspects of the traditionally close and brotherly relations between the two countries. He will also address gatherings of select Kuwaiti investors, as well as members of Pakistani community residing in Kuwait. Amir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmed Al Sabah, will receive the Prime Minister in Bayan Palace for a detailed meeting on Tuesday.
The Prime Minister will hold delegation level talks with the Prime Minister of Kuwait, Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. Important regional and international issues of mutual interest are expected to come under discussion during the visit.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will also meet the Speaker of the Kuwaiti Parliament, Marzouk Al Ghanim. Pakistan-Kuwait parliamentary relations have seen enhanced cooperation in recent years.
