Govt committed to IMF plan, Dar informs Blome

Finance minister shares economic policies with US envoy

ISLAMABAD:

Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar on Friday informed US Ambassador Donald Blome about the ongoing International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, assuring him of the dedication of the government to complete it.

Blome called on Dar and discussed matters of mutual interest and enhancing the existing bilateral relations between both countries, a statement issued here said.

Dar welcomed Blome and shared deep-rooted historic and durable bilateral relations with the US on economic and trade fronts.

He shared the economic policies and priorities of the government to address the challenging economic environment and set the economy to stability and growth.

He informed Ambassador Blome about the government’s pragmatic plans related to revenues and expenditures for meeting its national as well as international financial obligations.

The finance minister shared various economic avenues in which both the countries can further deepen their economic relations.

The US ambassador underscored that both the countries enjoyed good relations, expressing confidence in the policies and programmes of the government for economic sustainability and socio-economic uplift of the masses.

He extended his support to further promote bilateral economic, investment and trade relations between both countries.

Dar thanked Blome, reiterating the desire of the government to further deepen bilateral trade and investment ties with the USA.