ISLAMABAD – The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and the Deputy Supreme Commander of United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed Forces, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on Thursday, has arrived in Islamabad on a day-long official visit. Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi on official visit to Pakistan.
Prime Minister Imran Khan himself received the Crown Prince at the Noor Khan airbase. Crown Prince had arrived there with a high level delegation. According to Foreign Office Spokesperson, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan is second President of UAE and 16th ruler of Abu Dhabi.
During the visit, the crown prince will hold a one-on-one meeting with Prime Minister Imran Khan “to discuss the ways to enhance bilateral relations between the two countries.” Frequent exchange of high-level visits between Pakistan and the UAE is reflective of the importance that the two countries attach to their fraternal ties.
Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi on official visit to Pakistan. The visit also illustrates the strength and substance of the Pakistan-UAE special relationship.
The UAE is Pakistan’s largest trading partner in the Middle East and a major source of investments. UAE is also among Pakistan’s prime development partners in education, health and energy sectors.
UAE hosts more than 1.6 million expatriate Pakistani community, which contributes remittances of around $4.5 billion annually to the GDP. The visit of Crown Prince will contribute to further enhancement of multi-faceted collaboration between Pakistan and the UAE.
Prior to that, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud had toured Islamabad. Other than him,Emirati Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan had also visited Pakistan.