Pakistan welcomes Malaysian stance on Kashmir dispute
Pakistan welcomes Malaysian stance on Kashmir dispute
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has thanked Malaysian government for its principled stance on Kashmir dispute.
According to a press release issued by the Foreign Office, the Foreign Minister held separate meetings with his Malaysian counterpart and Minister of Economic Affairs and discussed bilateral cooperation in trade, investment, halal food, science and technology, human resource and international issues of common interest.
Shah Mahmood Qureshi, during his two-day visit, attended a preparatory meeting on Kuala Lumpur Summit chaired by Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.
He held networking meeting with leading businessmen at a lunch hosted by Queen Kalsom of Pahang at her residence.
The Foreign Minister apprised the businessmen of the steady improvements in Pakistan’s economy notably the impressive jump in Pakistan’s rating on Ease of Doing Business Index brought about by government’s business friendly and reform-oriented policies.
He invited the Malaysian businessmen to invest in Pakistan.
The Foreign Minister also held a meeting with the top management of the flagship Malaysian Oil and Gas Corp Petronas to discuss cooperation in Oil and Gas and LNG sectors.
On the occasion, Petronas evinced keen interest to increase collaboration with Pakistan.
The Foreign Minister also inaugurated Community Service Centre at the High Commission of Pakistan, which will provide facilitation to over 82,000 Pakistani nationals in Malaysia.
