Islamabad:Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif left for Kuwait from here on a two-day official visit.
Petroleum and Natural Resources Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Syed Tariq Fatemi are accompanying him on the visit.
During the visit, the Prime Minister will meet the Kuwaiti leadership for in-depth review of bilateral relations between the two countries. He will also address gatherings of select Kuwaiti investors, as well as the Pakistani community residing in Kuwait.
Amir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmed Al Sabah, will receive the Prime Minister at the Bayan Palace for a detailed meeting on Tuesday, reports Radio Pakistan.
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.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s visit to Kuwait is part of the regular high level exchanges between the two sides.(ANI)