Islamabad (TDI): Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit Belarus on April 10th upon the invitation of the Belarusian President, Aleksandr Lukashenko, who recently assumed the office of Presidency for the seventh term.
A high-level delegation will accompany PM Shehbaz on his two-day visit to the European country, which also happens to be a close ally of Russia.
The visit was planned and announced about two weeks ago but the actual days of the visit were not confirmed.
As for the agenda and purpose of this visit, reports suggest that economic investment and related sectors will come under discussion, especially the tractor industry in Pakistan.
The timing of the visit align with the dawn of the new Presidential term of Aleksandr Lukashenko. The Presidential elections were held in January, in which Lukashenko won with 87% of the total votes casted.
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After his inauguration to the office, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also extended congratulations and wishes for a successful tenure to the Belarusian President.
Aleksandr Lukashenko visited Pakistan last year in November for a three-day visit and since then, multiple cooperation agreements are underway; some have been concluded and are in the execution phases.
In November last year, fifteen Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) and agreement and an extradition treaty were signed between Pakistan and Belarus.
During the visit, PM Shehbaz and President Lukashenko held extensive bilateral talks on all matters of interest between Belarus and Pakistan.
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Afterwards, Pakistan-Belarus Business Forum was also held, which was co-chaired by Pakistan’s Minister of Commerce Jam Kamal Khan and Belarus Energy Minister Aleksei Kushnarenko.
On February 26, 2025 the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus, Evgeny Shestakov, was in Islamabad where he discussed consular matters with the Spokesperson Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, Shafqat Ali Khan.
Pakistan and Belarus periodically exchange high-level visits and hold talks on specific matters while also maintaining an active diplomatic presence in each other’s country.
Nuzhat Rana is an Associate Editor at The Diplomatic Insight.
