ASTANA (Kazakhstan) June 8 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif met President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev here on Thursday.
During the meeting, the Prime Minister thanked President Nazarbayev for invitation to participate in the ongoing 17th SCO Summit and congratulated him on hosting the summit.
The Prime Minister reiterated Pakistan’s strong commitment to cooperation with Kazakhstan in energy sector, regional connectivity and human resource development. He also underscored the need for enhancing trade between the two countries, which was much less than the potential.
The Prime Minister expressed the hope that the outcome of the ongoing SCO Summit will result in paving way for cooperation and economic prosperity of the people of the region.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif thanked the President of Kazakhstan for the warmth and hospitality extended to him and his delegation.
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