The Prime Minister, Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that Pakistan attaches high value to its brotherly relations with Kuwait as both countries share common faith and values and enjoy unanimity of views on all important global and regional issues. The Prime Minister was talking to Ambassador of Kuwait to Pakistan, Aziz Raheem Al-Dehani, who called on him at the Prime Minister's House on Friday.
He said, 'Kuwait has always stood by Pakistan and we take pride in our friendship and are keen to enhance our bilateral co-operation in trade, investment, defence, health and education and many other sectors'. Gilani also emphasised the need to expand people to people contacts between the two countries.
He said that restoring law and order and stabilising the economy of the country are the two main priorities of his government. Further, the Prime Minister said that Pakistan is a frontline state in the war against terrorism fighting the war for its own interest.
Also, 'Pakistan wants a stable Afghanistan so that over three million Afghan refugees living in Pakistan can go back to their homeland with honour and dignity', he added.
Furthermore, a sizeable Pakistani community is contributing largely to the development of Kuwait and is a source of strength for their bilateral relations, he said adding that Pakistan has developed a significant base of trained and skilled manpower, now in a position to meet Kuwait's specific manpower needs, he added. Gilani also thanked the Ambassador for Kuwait's generous help for the relief and rehabilitation in the quake affected areas in Pakistan.
The Ambassador said that Kuwait will continue is all possible support and assistance to Pakistan. He said the Kuwaiti investment will also continue to flow into Pakistan in view of the favourable climate that exists in the country. Further, Al-Dehani was keen to increase the frequency of air flights between the two countries so as to promote people to people contacts and enhance interaction between the business communities of the two countries. He also informed the Prime Minister that Kuwait has allocated another $50 million help to establish educational facilities in the earthquake-affected areas of Pakistan.