The trip marks 70 years of ties, first by a Pakistani prime minister to Vienna in over three decades
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: File
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is set to pay an official visit to Vienna, Austria on 15-16. February at the invitation of Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a notice on X Sunday.
The Prime Minister will be accompanied by a high-level delegation including Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, Special Assistant to Prime Minister Syed Tariq Fatemi and Foreign Minister Ambassador Amna Baloch. The visit marks 70 years of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and Austria.
This visit marks the first trip by a Pakistani Prime Minister to Austria in more than three decades, the last being made by then Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in 1992, the FO statement said.
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According to the statement, “During the visit, the Prime Minister will hold bilateral talks with his Austrian counterpart. The two leaders will take stock of the entire spectrum of bilateral relations.”
The Prime Minister will also chair a meeting of the Pakistan-Austria Business Forum, organized by the Austrian Economic Chamber (WKO), and will visit multilateral organizations.
The statement noted that Pakistan and Austria “enjoy cordial and friendly relations, underpinned by shared values of dialogue, cooperation, an international order based on the principles of the UN Charter, multilateralism and respect for international law.”
