Pakistan to get advanced warning systems
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Pakistan and Switzerland signed a Memorandum of Understanding MoU in Bhurban today for the promotion of cooperation in the field of disaster management.
The MoU was signed by the visiting Foreign Minister of Switzerland Ignazio Cassis and Chairman NDMA Lieutenant General Inam Haider Malik.
Speaking on the occasion, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan looks forward to cooperation from Switzerland in getting a warning system and other facets that secure Pakistan as much as possible from natural disasters. He pointed out that Pakistan has no contributions to climate change.
Describing his negotiations with the Swiss Foreign Minister as productive and fruitful, he said Pakistan also desires to promote cooperation with Switzerland in diverse areas including tourism and education.
The Prime Minister said he is encouraged by the statement of the Swiss Foreign Minister that Switzerland will play a friendly and catalyst role to promote peace discussions in the region.
He said Pakistan will encourage Switzerland to play a productive role because his country wants to live in peace and promote prosperity and progress.
He said Pakistan wants to invest in its population to alleviate poverty and unemployment by promoting industries, IT, and agriculture. He, however, said the other side shall also have to do introspection. It takes two to tango.
The Prime Minister said we cannot afford tension in this region and waste resources on wars as they have not been of any help in the past.
