Pakistan and Belarus have signed greater than a dozen essential memorandum of understandings (MoUs) and agreements throughout the go to of Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko with pledges to additional develop bilateral cooperation in various fields.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Lukashenko on Tuesday emphasised the significance of advancing political dialogue and strengthening inter-parliamentary relations.
In addition they targeted on increasing commerce and financial cooperation, adopting a collaborative method to regional financial integration and connectivity and enhancing the authorized framework to facilitate bilateral collaboration, based on a joint assertion between Pakistan and Belarus.
President Lukashenko had arrived on an official go to to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on the invitation of Premier Shehbaz.
Throughout the go to, the 2 leaders comprehensively reviewed the complete vary of bilateral relations and reaffirmed their mutual dedication to deepening pleasant ties between the 2 nations throughout political, commerce, financial, cultural, social, and different areas.
This yr marked the thirtieth anniversary of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and Belarus. Each side acknowledged that their relationship had grown right into a sturdy, broad-based, and complete partnership of accelerating significance.
Pakistan congratulated Belarus on its full membership within the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), with Belarus noting Pakistan’s early assist for its accession.
PM Shehbaz appreciated the lively participation of his Belarusian counterpart within the SCO Council of Heads of Governments assembly, hosted by Pakistan in October 2024. The 2 sides agreed to work carefully inside this essential discussion board to additional strengthen their cooperation.
Recognising Belarus’ superior agricultural manufacturing capabilities and the wants of Pakistan’s agriculture-based financial system, the 2 sides agreed to advertise the institution of joint ventures within the agriculture and industrial sectors, together with for the manufacturing of high-tech and large-scale agricultural equipment.
Each side additionally agreed to collaborate in gross sales, manufacturing and servicing of automobiles, together with by means of partnerships between personal and public organisations of each nations.
This initiative aimed to leverage the strengths of each nations in automotive manufacturing and know-how, boosting industrial development and innovation.
Each side additionally agreed to cooperate in increasing the community of gross sales and providers of Belarusian agricultural equipment in varied Pakistani cities, together with by means of partnerships with Pakistani personal and public organisations.
Moreover, they thought of initiating instructional packages within the sphere of agricultural machine manufacturing.
Throughout the go to, the Commerce Improvement Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) and the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Trade (FPCCI), in collaboration with the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Trade (BelCCI), organised a Belarus-Pakistan Enterprise Discussion board.
The occasion noticed participation from over thirty Belarusian firms and practically 100 Pakistani counterparts from varied sectors, fostering invaluable interactions and potential enterprise alternatives.
The 2 leaders expressed their satisfaction on the profitable organisation of the discussion board.
In addition they agreed to encourage each authorities and personal sectors to collaborate and organise collection of seminars on “Doing Enterprise with Every Different” aiming to cut back commerce boundaries and facilitate market entry.
To reinforce commerce linkages, each side welcomed the signing of a MoU between the Nationwide Logistics Company (NLC) and Beltamozh service and agreed to encourage different stakeholders, together with logistics firms, to develop optimum maritime and land routes for effectively delivering items to one another’s markets.
This initiative goals to streamline transportation, scale back prices, and enhance the general effectivity of commerce between the 2 nations.
Recognising the immense potential for increasing collaboration in science and know-how, and noting the progress remodeled the previous decade, each side agreed to ascertain stronger ties between their scientific communities.
The 2 sides plan to deal with joint scientific and technical initiatives beneath the umbrella of the Joint Fee on Science and Expertise. Throughout the go to, two agreements on this area have been signed to formalise and promote this enhanced collaboration.
Each side emphasised the significance of enhancing bilateral commerce in pharmaceutical merchandise, medical gadgets, health-related gadgets, and over-the-counter merchandise.
Each events agreed to develop methods geared toward enhancing commerce facilitation by figuring out and addressing commerce boundaries, notably regulatory challenges, to streamline market entry.
Moreover, the edges dedicated to exploring and implementing insurance policies that improve mutual market entry for these sectors, guaranteeing compliance with nationwide laws, whereas selling development and cooperation, the joint assertion stated.
The 2 sides underscored the significance of strengthening cooperation within the area of training and tradition, together with the promotion of cultural trade programmes and boosting people-to-people contacts by means of artwork, music, literature, and different cultural actions.
Each nations additionally dedicated themselves to enhancing tutorial collaboration, facilitating scholar exchanges, and supporting joint analysis initiatives between universities within the two nations.
Throughout the go to, the 2 sides signed 15 essential agreements and MoUs, together with the “Roadmap for Complete Cooperation between the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Republic of Belarus for the interval 2025-2027.”
This roadmap targeted on enhancing bilateral financial cooperation by means of varied initiatives, similar to high-level conferences, well timed conferences of inter-governmental commissions, and selling collaboration in key sectors of mutual curiosity.
“These preparations are anticipated to open new prospects for the continued improvement of bilateral relations, based mostly on the rules of mutually helpful friendship,” it was added.
The 2 sides additionally mentioned essential regional and worldwide points. The Pakistani aspect briefed the Belarusian aspect on the state of affairs in Jammu and Kashmir.
Each side underlined the necessity for the decision of all worldwide disputes by means of peaceable means and in accordance with the UN Constitution and UN Safety Council resolutions.