Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif to begin two-day visit to Bahrain from tomorrow

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will embark on a two-day visit to Bahrain, a country that hosts over 100,000 Pakistanis, from tomorrow to discuss bilateral economic and political cooperation.

Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa have invited Sharif to visit the Kingdom, officials at Foreign Office said.

"Sharif will have meetings with the King and his counterpart besides calls on him by select Ministers of Bahrain. The delegation-level talks and tete-a-tete with the King will focus on further enhancement of bilateral relations in various fields, including energy cooperation, manpower employment, trade and investment, and defence," they said.

The Prime Minister will be accompanied by a high-level delegation during the two-day visit.

Pakistan and Bahrain enjoy excellent bilateral relations in all fields.

The two countries also closely cooperate at international forums like the UN and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

Bahrain hosts over 100,000 Pakistanis, who are contributing to the development of the Kingdom and are a bridge between the peoples of two countries.

The King of Bahrain paid his first State visit to Pakistan in March 2014 at the invitation of the Prime Minister.

During the visit, several Memorandums of Understanding on cooperation in the fields of economic development, food security, investment, labour, water and power were signed.