Islamabad; May 11, 2017:  Deputy Speaker National Assembly Murtaza Javed Abbasi has expressed desire to further strengthen warm relations between Pakistan and Kuwait through enhancing people to people and parliamentary contacts.  He said that Parliaments of both the counties could bring both the brotherly countries more closer.  He was talking to Mr. Nassar Abdul Rehman Jasser Almutairi, Ambassador of the State of Kuwait who called on him in Parliament House, today.

The Deputy Speaker said that Pakistan values high its relations with Kuwait which are based on strong bonds of religion, fraternity and culture.  He stressed the need for regular interaction between parliamentarians of both the countries.  He said that the Parliamentarians could play a pivotal role for strengthening of existing bilateral relations.  He said that Pakistan rich in professionals in Engineering, Medical and Education sectors and Kuwait could take advantage of their expertise.   He emphasized for closer cooperation between both the countries in Defence and economic sectors.   He invited Kuwaiti investors to take benefit from pro-investment policies introduced by the present government in diverse fields. He asked the Ambassador of Kuwait to persuade the business community of the Kuwait to take advantage from these business friendly policies.   

The Deputy Speaker also stressed the need for forging unity amongst the Muslim Countries to cope with the challenges confronting by the Ummah.  He said that terrorism and extremism were biggest threat to entire Muslim world and needed joint strategy to combat this bane.

The Ambassador of Kuwait said that Kuwait attaches great importance to its relations with Pakistan   and considered it as a brother.  Terming Pakistan, an important country of the Muslim world, the Ambassador said that Kuwait wanted to see a stable, strong and prosperous Pakistan.  He assured his Government’s all out support to Pakistan in diverse fields.  While appreciated the contributions of Pakistani expatriate working in Kuwait, he said that Pakistani expatriate in Kuwait had a major contributions in the economic growth of his country.  The Ambassador praised the sagacity of present Pakistani leadership for leading the country on the path of economic progress.