*ISLAMABAD – Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that the UAEhas showed an interest in establishing an oil refinery in Pakistan.*

“It will also help create job opportunities for Pakistanis,” the foreignminister said after meeting a UAE delegation on Friday.

Qureshi said that the UAE will establish an LNG terminal in Pakistan andwill also consider providing financial help.

The minister said that the UAE delegation is visiting Pakistan on thedirect orders of UAE Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed.

Qureshi said that the agriculture sector was also discussed and theyexchanged views over fruit exports. “We also discussed the possibility ofinstalling a food processing factory to increase the life of Pakistaniproducts.”

The minister said that Pakistan has sought the UAE’s help to address thewater crisis. They will help us install water distillation plants, heremarked.