ISLAMABAD – Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has thanked MalaysianGovernment for its principled stance on Kashmir dispute.
According to a press release issued by the Foreign Office, the ForeignMinister held separate meetings with his Malaysian counterpart and Ministerof Economic Affairs and discussed bilateral cooperation in trade,investment, halal food, science and technology, human resource andinternational issues of common interest.
Shah Mahmood Qureshi during his two-day visit attended a preparatorymeeting on Kuala Lumpur Summit chaired by Malaysian Prime Minister MahathirMohamad.
He held networking meeting with leading businessmen at a lunch hosted byQueen Kalsom of Pahang at her residence.
The Foreign Minister apprised the businessmen of the steady improvements inPakistan’s economy notably the impressive jump in Pakistan’s rating on Easeof Doing Business Index brought about by government’s business friendly andreform-oriented policies.
He invited the Malaysian businessmen to invest in Pakistan.
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The Foreign Minister also held a meeting with the top management of theflagship Malaysian Oil and Gas Corp Petronas to discuss cooperation in Oiland Gas and LNG sectors.
On the occasion, Petronas evinced keen interest to increase collaborationwith Pakistan.
The Foreign Minister also inaugurated Community Service Centre at the HighCommission of Pakistan, which will provide facilitation to over 82,000Pakistani nationals in Malaysia.
