Departure April 30: Nawaz to talk business, security during UK tour
The visit is aimed at holding discussions on issues of bilateral interests.
Nawaz Sharif's visit to London will aim at discussing the five strands of the ESD with David Cameron. PHOTO: ONLINE
ISLAMABAD:
With the ground laid in the recently held Enhanced Strategic Dialogue meeting, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will be departing for the British Isles on April 30 to meet with his counterpart David Cameron with business investments in Pakistan and the security outlook at the top of the agenda.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nawaz is travelling to the UK on the invitation of British premier David Cameron.
Apart from his meeting with Cameron, Nawaz is due to hold meetings and engagement with key British Secretaries of State, select chief executives and investors from the financial and energy sectors and the Pakistani diaspora. Nawaz will aslo address an investment conference.
According to the foreign office, Nawaz's primary focus in these meetings will be to apprise them on improving business environment in Pakistan.
The prime minister's visit will also focus on the Enhanced Strategic Dialogue (ESD) which had been initiated in 2011. The ESD identifies five strands of cooperation, which include: trade and business relations, financial, macro-economic stabilisation and development cooperation; education and health; defence and security and lastly, cultural cooperation.
The second round of the ESD was held on March 13, 2014, in which the advisor to prime minister Sartaj Aziz had participated. That was followed by the visit of UK National Security Advisor Sir Kim Darroch to Pakistan in early April.
This will be Nawz's second tour of the UK, having visited last October during which he took part in trilateral talks with Afghanistan.
With the ground laid in the recently held Enhanced Strategic Dialogue meeting, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will be departing for the British Isles on April 30 to meet with his counterpart David Cameron with business investments in Pakistan and the security outlook at the top of the agenda.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nawaz is travelling to the UK on the invitation of British premier David Cameron.
Apart from his meeting with Cameron, Nawaz is due to hold meetings and engagement with key British Secretaries of State, select chief executives and investors from the financial and energy sectors and the Pakistani diaspora. Nawaz will aslo address an investment conference.
According to the foreign office, Nawaz's primary focus in these meetings will be to apprise them on improving business environment in Pakistan.
The prime minister's visit will also focus on the Enhanced Strategic Dialogue (ESD) which had been initiated in 2011. The ESD identifies five strands of cooperation, which include: trade and business relations, financial, macro-economic stabilisation and development cooperation; education and health; defence and security and lastly, cultural cooperation.
The second round of the ESD was held on March 13, 2014, in which the advisor to prime minister Sartaj Aziz had participated. That was followed by the visit of UK National Security Advisor Sir Kim Darroch to Pakistan in early April.
This will be Nawz's second tour of the UK, having visited last October during which he took part in trilateral talks with Afghanistan.