ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari, accompanied by a high-level delegation, met on Tuesday with the President of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
The leaders discussed ways to further deepen the longstanding and brotherly relations between Pakistan and the UAE. They reviewed the full spectrum of bilateral cooperation and explored new opportunities in trade, investment, energy, infrastructure, technology, and people-to-people exchanges, highlighting the significant potential for expanding economic and strategic partnership.
The meeting was also attended by First Lady Aseefa Bhutto Zardari, MNA, Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Federal Minister of Interior and Narcotics Control Mohsin Naqvi and Pakistan’s Ambassador to the UAE.
In another meeting, President Asif Ali Zardari appreciated AD Ports Group’s long-term investment and growing role in Pakistan’s maritime and logistics sector, describing it as a key pillar of Pakistan-UAE economic cooperation.
Captain Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi, Managing Director and Group CEO of AD Ports Group, paid a courtesy call on President Asif Ali Zardari in Abu Dhabi. Both sides agreed that the expansion and modernisation of port infrastructure would strengthen trade flows and support Pakistan’s broader economic development and the country’s seaborne trade.
President Zardari welcomed the establishment of AD Ports Group’s Representative Office in Islamabad and appreciated the group’s collaboration on digital and customs facilitation initiatives aimed at improving trade efficiency. He highlighted the group’s ongoing investments at Karachi Port as instrumental in enhancing port capacity, efficiency and regional competitiveness.
In the meanwhile, Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence of the United Arab Emirates, called on President Asif Ali Zardari in Abu Dhabi. The meeting underscored the importance of promoting dialogue, inclusivity, and peaceful coexistence.
