Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif described his recent trips to Saudi Arabia and Qatar as “successful and productive” when he briefed cabinet members on Monday.
During his address to the cabinet, the prime minister stated that he had very productive and useful discussions with the leaders of Saudi Arabia and Qatar on a variety of topics, including solar energy, mining, minerals, and information technology.
He said that a delegation from the Qatar Investment Authority would soon visit Pakistan because Qatar had announced that it would invest $3 billion in Pakistan. He also said that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had told him at a meeting that Pakistan had a lot of IT-trained people and asked him to send them to the Kingdom when they needed them.
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While Pakistan and Azerbaijan had also agreed to increase bilateral investment to $2 billion in various areas, the prime minister stated.
He claimed that during the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s visit, agreements and memorandums of understanding (MoUs) were signed, resulting in the agreement between the two nations.
