ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Belarus on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to facilitate the employment of skilled Pakistani workers in various sectors of the Belarusian economy, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said after a meeting with Belarusian Interior Minister Ivan Kubrakov in Islamabad.
PM Sharif said Pakistan and Belarus enjoyed friendly relations, which were growing stronger over time.
The prime minister expressed these views during a meeting with the Interior Minister of Belarus Ivan Kubrakov, who, along with a delegation, called on him at the PM’s House, the PM Office Media Wing said in a press release.
The prime minister, while warmly welcoming the Belarusian Interior Minister to Pakistan, recalled his visit to Belarus earlier this year.
PM Sharif also conveyed his best wishes for the President of Belarus, Aleksander Lukashenko, noting that during his visit to Belarus, several agreements and memorandums of understanding were signed between the two countries across various sectors.
He further said that Pakistan was looking forward to the visit of the President of Belarus to Pakistan.
The Belarusian interior minister thanked the prime minister for the warm welcome and hospitality extended to him in Pakistan.
Kubrakov conveyed the best wishes of the Belarusian President and expressed the desire to enhance cooperation and work together with Pakistan in various fields, including agriculture and industry.
Referring to his meetings with Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Chaudhry Salik Hussain, Ivan Kubrakov said that these discussions were highly productive in terms of strengthening the bilateral relations.
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi informed the prime minister that the Belarusian interior minister, along with his delegation, also visited the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA).
Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Chaudhry Salik Hussain apprised that a memorandum of understanding was signed regarding the export of skilled Pakistani workers to Belarus, and after it, the formal process of sending skilled workers to Belarus would begin.
