Samarkand, 15 September 2022 (TDI): The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, had a bilateral meeting with the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on the sidelines of the SCO Summit 2022 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif meets President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, in Samarqand, Uzbekistan on the sidelines of SCO Summit pic.twitter.com/Uh99itXyPb
— Prime Minister’s Office (@PakPMO) September 15, 2022
The two leaders comprehensively reviewed the bilateral relationship and discussed regional and international issues.
The Prime Minister highlighted the massive human and material losses caused by the unprecedented floods in Pakistan and thanked President Lukashenko for his sympathies and condolences over the devastation caused.
Underscoring the rising threat of climate change to countries like Pakistan, the Prime Minister stressed the need to combat this menace through collective action at the global level.
While appreciating the broad framework of cooperation and mechanisms in place, the Prime Minister expressed his commitment to increasing the momentum of bilateral collaboration in all fields including political, trade, investment, and economic cooperation between Pakistan and Belarus.
The two sides also agreed to hold the next session of the Pakistan-Belarus Joint Economic Commission (JEC) at the earliest, which could prove instrumental in enhancing bilateral trade and mutual cooperation in diverse areas.
The Prime Minister conveyed Pakistan’s support for Belarus’ full membership of SCO and expressed the confidence that this would further strengthen the Organization.
He accepted the invitation by President Lukashenko to visit Belarus and extended an invitation to the President of Belarus to visit Pakistan.
Pakistan-Belarus relations
On February 3, 1994, the Republic of Belarus and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan established diplomatic relations. The two countries marked the 25th anniversary of diplomatic ties in 2019.
Belarusian-Pakistani ties expanded quickly with the establishment of the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in November 2014, with a residence in Islamabad.
On 28-29 May 2015, President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko paid his first official visit to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
