Pakistan and Belarus have agreed to strengthen their bilateral ties across various sectors of mutual interest following a high-level meeting between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko in Minsk on Friday.
During a joint press conference after the meeting, Prime Minister Sharif expressed Pakistan’s eagerness to benefit from Belarus’s expertise in manufacturing agricultural and mining equipment. He highlighted that with 65 percent of Pakistan’s population living in rural areas, agriculture plays a critical role in the country’s economy.
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The Prime Minister pointed out the potential for joint ventures, suggesting that collaboration between businesses from both nations to locally produce agricultural machinery in Pakistan would be advantageous for both sides. He also emphasized the importance of utilizing Belarus’s experience to improve Pakistan’s agricultural productivity per acre.
Additionally, Prime Minister Sharif drew attention to Pakistan’s vast mineral resources, valued in trillions of dollars, and called for enhanced cooperation in sectors such as mining, defense, textiles, and public transport.
The Prime Minister also expressed gratitude to the Belarusian government for offering to invite approximately 150,000 skilled young Pakistani workers, assuring that they would be properly trained and certified to make a meaningful contribution to Belarus’s economy.
Prior to the press conference, the two nations signed several agreements and Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) aimed at fostering collaboration in areas including interior, defense, environment, trade, and economy.
