PM Imran thanks his Malaysian counterpart for his warm hospitality
Last updated on: 22 November,2018 10:59 pm
I want to thank gracious Mrs Mahathir Mohamad for the wonderful lunch she arranged for us
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday thanked Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad for his warm hospitality.
In his latest tweet, he said: ““I want to express my heartfelt thanks to Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad for his warm hospitality and I want to thank his ministers and the Malaysian business community for welcoming us in the spirit of friendship. This trip will strengthen ties between our two countries.”
The prime minister in his second tweet thanked the Malaysian prime minister’s wife for the “wonderful lunch she arranged for us”.
“I especially want to thank the gracious Mrs Mahathir Mohamad for the wonderful lunch she arranged for us.”
During the visit, Prime Minister Imran Khan and his Malaysian counterpart Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad held one-on-one meeting and delegation level talks in Kuala Lumpur.
Both the countries discussed entire gamut of bilateral relations, matters of mutual interest, trade cooperation, investment, privatization and ways and means to further bolster their cooperation in diverse fields.
Later, a joint news conference was held during which PM Khan said Pakistan wants to learn from Malaysia’s experience of turning around economy, trade, and development in other sectors.
He said Pakistan has huge untapped tourism resources, which we want to develop this sector on the pattern Malaysia has developed it.
"Malaysia has progressed speedily in the leadership of Mahathir Mohamad. The nations voted both the countries against corruption," asserted Khan.
Speaking on the occasion, Mahathir Mohamad said Malaysia and Pakistan face similar challenges and it has been decided to cooperate with one another.
He emphasized the need to continue mutual cooperation to benefit from the experiences of one another. Malaysian PM said it was also decided to have a dialogue partnership at the ASEAN group; besides, enhancing mutual cooperation in defence sector.