Belarus president meets PM Shehbaz, expresses interest in purchasing Pakistani textiles
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko on Tuesday expressed interest in purchasing textile products from Pakistan in a meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, according to state-run Radio Pakistan. Lukashenko arrived in the capital on Monday for a three-day visit seeking to strengthen bilateral relations, with a focus on boosting trade and economic cooperation. The Belarusian president is being accompanied by a high-level delegation comprising government officials and representatives from leading business companies. On Monday, the two countries [signed][2] eight memorandums of understanding (MoUs) and agreements in various sectors. Later in a joint press stakeout on Tuesday, PM Shehbaz said the two sides would again sit down this afternoon to hold a discussion on the roadmap for future cooperation. He said the two sides would meet again in two weeks’ time to finalise and convert these discussions into practical steps, which would be followed by agreements in February, Radio Pakistan reported. Shehbaz underscored that this would be a great march forward for the two countries to benefit from each other’s capacities and capabilities.