ABU DHABI – Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan reaffirms the depth of themutual relations between the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan in a meetingwith Pakistani counterpart.
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan said that the decision to restrictissuing visas to Pakistanis has been made in wake of the coronaviruspandemic.
The ban on issuing visas due to the Covid is temporary. He also added thatUAE-Pakistan relations have the depth and capacity for further development.
Shah Mahmood Qureshi completed his two-day official visit to the UAE onSaturday. The two leaders discussed trade as well as other regional mattersin the meeting.
UAE is the second home to Pakistanis, FM Abdullah reiterates. He praisedthe Pakistani community for playing great role and active contribution tothe growth and prosperity of the country.
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Both foreign ministers discussed the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic,economic and investment issues of mutual interest.
He referred to the old relations between the two countries as Pakistan wasamong the first countries to start diplomatic relations with the UAE. Thetwo friendly peoples and countries share strong historical ties thatenhance prospects of their broad cooperation across all fields.
