- Kuwaiti FM visiting Pakistan at DPM Dar’s invitation: FO.
- Says visit reflects longstanding ties between Pakistan and Kuwait.
- Kuwaiti FM expected to meet Pakistan’s top leadership: FO.
ISLAMABAD: Kuwait‘s Minister of Foreign Affairs 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 full spectrum of bilateral relations and exchange views on regional and international issues of mutual interest, read a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The ministry’s spokesperson said that the visit reflects the longstanding brotherly relations between Pakistan and Kuwait, anchored in shared history, mutual trust and close cooperation.
Upon arrival at Islamabad International Airport, the Kuwaiti FM was received by Additional Secretary (Middle East) Zahid Hussain.
The ministry earlier said 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 been negotiating an expanded defence pact with Kuwait in exchange for energy cooperation and investment, five sources with knowledge of the talks told Reuters.
Kuwait has had a more limited defence deal with Pakistan for training and joint exercises since 2023. It is now seeking a show of force by 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 defence system, and other defence-related facilities,” a Pakistani government official was quoted as saying.
