Islamabad: Parliament Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq said that Pakistan and Portugal enjoy multilateral and friendly relations characterized by common interests and take common positions on various regional and international issues such as supporting each other in various forums. It is time to develop political, cultural, economic and people-to-people relations between the two countries. He addressed these words to Portugal’s representative in Pakistan, H.E. This is Manuel Frederico Pinheiro Da Silva whom he invited to the assembly.
In the meeting, the two parties discussed various bilateral, regional and global issues. They expressed their satisfaction with the current state of bilateral relations and confirmed their joint decision to expand and diversify mutually beneficial cooperation.
In the discussion on Mejlis relations, the Mejlis emphasized the importance of parliamentary diplomacy in strengthening bilateral relations, especially through the expansion of cooperation between parliamentary friendship groups and the exchange of parliamentary delegations. He also told his Portuguese counterpart to extend an invitation to Pakistan and a parliamentary delegation.
Discussing trade and economic cooperation, Parliament mentioned Pakistan’s active efforts to create a favorable environment for economic and trade activities and provide important investment opportunities and advantages to friendly countries.
The source also said that the potential of tourism in Pakistan, especially the ancient Buddhist heritage, could be an impetus to strengthen the relationship between the two countries.
The Ambassador thanked the Speaker for his kind words and said that Portugal sees Pakistan as an important regional stakeholder. In addition to promoting parliamentary and cultural exchanges, he said he wanted to further strengthen ties in areas of mutual interest.
