PM Shehbaz Sharif arrives in Qatar on two-day official visit

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has arrived in Doha, Qatar on a two-day official visit.

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif left for Qatar at the invitation of the Emir of State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

Several important cabinet members are part of the high-level delegation that is traveling with the prime minister.

Shehbaz Sharif will meet the Qatari leadership during the visit.

The two sides will assess their whole range of bilateral connections with an emphasis on promoting energy-related cooperation, strengthening their commercial and investment links, and looking into expanding job options for Pakistani nationals in Qatar.

The prime minister will meet with influential investors, businessmen, and entrepreneurs from Pakistan and Qatar.

He will go to Stadium 974 in Doha, where he will receive an overview of the FIFA World Cup preparations made by the government of Qatar.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif declared that Pakistan wished to strengthen its current bilateral strategic ties with Qatar.

The PM wrote in a tweet, “The visit will renew the bond of brotherhood and friendship between our two countries. We want to transform our historical bilateral relationship into a more robust strategic relationship.”

He further said, “The world is experiencing slow economic recovery from COVID-19. Geo-political tensions have affected supply chains and rising energy and food prices have added more woes. Our shared challenges call for exploring new avenues for cooperation.”