- Kuwaiti FM visits Pakistan on DPM Dar’s invitation: FO.
- Says visit reflects long-standing ties between Pakistan and Kuwait.
- Kuwaiti FM expected to meet Pakistan’s top leadership: FO.
ISLAMABAD: Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah arrived in Islamabad on Tuesday on an official visit at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar.
During the visit, the two sides will hold talks covering the entire spectrum of bilateral relations and exchange views on regional and international issues of mutual interest, reads a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The ministry spokesman said the visit reflects the long-standing brotherly relations between Pakistan and Kuwait, rooted in shared history, mutual trust and close cooperation.
On arrival at Islamabad International Airport, Kuwaiti FM was received by Additional Secretary (Middle East) Zahid Hussain.
The ministry said earlier that Sheikh Al-Sabah was also expected to pay a courtesy call on Pakistan’s leadership during his stay.
The visit comes days after it emerged that Pakistan has negotiated an expanded defense pact with Kuwait in exchange for energy cooperation and investment, five sources with knowledge of the talks said. Reuters.
Kuwait has had a more limited defense agreement with Pakistan on training and joint exercises since 2023. It is now seeking a show of force from Islamabad that would be similar to Pakistan’s pact with Saudi Arabia, including “thousands of Pakistani troops on the ground, fighter jets, drones, an air defense system and other defense-related facilities, as a Pakistani official says it was.”
