Caretaker PM stresses upon further strengthening of Pak-UAE cooperation in energy, trade

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Monday expressed satisfaction at the robust and wide-ranging engagement between Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and stressed the need to focus on strengthening cooperation in energy, trade and investment.

The prime minister was talking to Ambassador of UAE to Pakistan Hamad Obaid Ibrahim Salem Al-Zaabi, who called on him at the Prime Minister’s House, the PM Office Media Wing said in a press release.

The Emirati ambassador presented a formal invitation to the caretaker prime minister for attending the forthcoming COP-28 meeting in Abu Dhabi.

He said that Pakistan was one of the leading countries in climate change negotiations and the UAE was hopeful that Pakistan would play its part in ensuring the success of COP-28.

The caretaker prime minister congratulated the UAE for hosting the important global climate change conference and assured of Pakistan's active participation in the event.

Progress on bilateral cooperation was also discussed.

During discussion on the situation in Gaza, Prime Minister Kakar urged the Muslim countries to speak with a united voice to urge the international community to end the violence and brutal murder of innocent civilians in Gaza at the hands of Israeli occupation forces.