Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday vowed to take bilateral trade volume with Kazakhstan to $1 billion over the next year, citing the potential of the two countries.<\/p>\n
The premier made the announcement while addressing a joint press conference with Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who is currently on a two-day visit to Pakistan.<\/p>\n
A signing ceremony was held at the joint press conference, where the two countries signed 27 agreements and Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) in several sectors, including petroleum, mining, and maritime affairs.<\/p>\n
At the outset of his address, PM Shehbaz welcomed the delegation from Kazakhstan, noting that it was the \u201cfirst time in 23 years that a Kazakh president was visiting the country\u201d.<\/p>\n
He stated that the two of them had \u201cvery useful and productive meetings since the morning, and just now we signed 37 MoUs\u201d.<\/p>\n
PM Shehbaz expressed hope that President Tokayev \u201cwill make sure that the MoUs are converted into agreements and then [move] to their implementation phase as early as possible\u201d.<\/p>\n
The premier also vowed to ensure \u201cspeedy\u201d implementation of the MoUs on his part.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we are to make these MoUs a reality, our economic, trade, and cultural relations will go notches higher,\u201d the premier maintained.<\/p>\n
He commended President Tokayev for being a \u201cvery serious-minded politician, an accomplished diplomat\u201d.<\/p>\n
He also congratulated the Kazakh premier on receiving Nishan-i-Pakistan, stressing that the honour reflected Pakistan\u2019s \u201cdeep appreciation of your visionary leadership and your outstanding contribution towards strengthening the close and friendly ties between our two brotherly countries\u201d.<\/p>\n
The premier then shifted his attention to US President Donald Trump\u2019s Board of Peace, and congratulated President Tokayev for joining the board.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet us pray and hope to God that we will be successful in bringing long-lasting peace in Gaza, its reconstruction, and of course, make the two-state solution a reality as soon as possible,\u201d PM Shehbaz said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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