Nawaz will be accompanied by a high-ranking delegation comprising of the finance minister, revenue minister and minister for petroleum and natural resources. PHOTO: AFP /FILE
This will be the first leadership level visit since the formation of new governments in both Iran and Pakistan.
According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saturday, Nawaz will be accompanied by a high-ranking delegation comprising of the finance minister and minister for petroleum and natural resources.
The premier will take part in a bilateral meeting with President Rouhani in Tehran during which the spectrum of bilateral relationships between the two nations is expected to be reviewed.
According to MoFA, the agenda includes talks on improving economic ties. Moreover, the issue of enhancing physical connectivity between the two countries will also be talked about.
A number of agreements and MoUs in various fields concerned with bilateral ties are expected to be signed as well.
Along with the ministers, Nawaz will be accompanied by the Chief Minister of Balochistan, the adviser to prime minister on national security and foreign affairs and the special assistant to the prime minister on foreign affairs.
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Can the ET do this publice Service? ++++++++++++++++++++ Before every Oversaes trip of the PM it declares a set of criteria that will determine its success. Post the trip declare the degree of success based on actual achievments. ET r u game?
This billionaire leader who has most of his money stashed away overseas seems to be traveling along on taxpayers expense.
Yes. This guy surely loves foreign trips paid at our expense. Get something done for a change. There are enough problems here in the homeland.
Running away to escape imran's Dharna. ..
I think this is more of a Nawaz Shariff Holiday trip to Persian Hot springs and the alleys of Tehran-A holiday along with feet on Iranian Carpets near a Persian cat, like he went to Europe and the US and almost every country in the world in just a year or more.Only the simple Pakistani people dont know that he is not extending the diplomatic nation of Pakistan, because for the world, noo such nation exists.Lol.
Good luck. Prime minister.I hope Iran will responde and welcome well to our PM and that will pave the way for smooth relationship to next important neighbors.