ISLAMABAD – Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Olaf Scholz hasfelicitated Shehbaz Sharif on becoming Pakistan’s prime minister andexpressed hope that Western European country will contribute to theimprovement of bilateral relations.
Scholz, who become Germany’s ninth post-war chancellor, felicitated PrimeMinister Shehbaz Sharif who was sworn in as the new premier following theremoval of Imran Khan.
“I congratulate you on your appointment as Prime Minister of the IslamicRepublic of Pakistan and wish you every success in governance. Our twocountries have good relations that we should continue and deepen,” thecenter-left Social Democratic Party’s candidate said in a statement.
Islamabad and Berlin enjoyed friendly relations since the establishment oftheir formal diplomatic ties in 1951. Pakistan was one of the first Asiancountries to establish relations with the Federal Republic of Germany, ofcourse at that time it was West Germany.
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The relationship between the two nations is based on shared values ofdemocracy, pluralism, respect for human rights, cultural and religiousdiversity, and economic liberalism.
