QNA
Doha
His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani held an official talks session with Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan HE Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif at the Amiri Diwan on Thursday.
At the outset of the session, HH the Amir welcomed the Pakistani Prime Minister and the accompanying delegation, wishing them a pleasant stay and for the relations between the two countries further development and growth in various fields in a way that achieves the interests of the two peoples.
For his part, the Prime Minister of Pakistan extended his thanks to HH the Amir for the warm reception and generous hospitality, affirming his keenness to strengthen bilateral relations with the State of Qatar and push them to broader horizons in various fields.
During the session, the two sides discussed bilateral relations between the two countries and ways to support and develop them in various areas of cooperation, especially in the fields of defense, economy, investment and culture.
They also discussed the most prominent regional and international developments of mutual concern, especially the developments in the Gaza Strip, the occupied Palestinian territories and Lebanon.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs HE Dr Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah, Chief of the Amiri Diwan HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and Minister of Finance HE Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari attended the session, in addition to Minister of Culture HE Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Hamad Al Thani and Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Dr Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al Khulaifi as well as several ranking officials.
On the Pakistani side, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan HE Muhammad Ishaq Dar, Minister of Defense of Pakistan HE Khawaja Muhammad Asif and Federal Minister of Commerce of Pakistan HE Jam Kamal Khan attended the meeting, alongside Minister of Finance of Pakistan HE Muhammad Aurangzeb and Federal Minister of Information, Broadcasting, National Heritage and Culture of Pakistan HE Attaullah Tarar, as well as several senior officials and members of the accompanying delegation.Amir holds official talks with Pakistan’s PM