Trip marks 70 years of ties, first by a Pakistani prime minister to Vienna in more than three decades
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: Archive
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will pay an official visit to Vienna, Austria, on February 15 and 16, at the invitation of Austrian Federal Chancellor Christian Stocker, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a post on X on Sunday.
The Prime Minister will be accompanied by a high-level delegation, including Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, Special Assistant to Prime Minister Syed Tariq Fatemi and External Affairs Minister Ambassador Amna Baloch. The visit will mark 70 years of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and Austria.
This visit marks the first trip by a Pakistani prime minister to Austria in more than three decades; the last one was made by then Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in 1992, the FO statement read.
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According to the statement, “during the visit, the Prime Minister will hold bilateral talks with his Austrian counterpart. The two leaders will take stock of the full range of bilateral relations.”
The prime minister will also chair a meeting of the Pakistan-Austria Business Forum, organized by the Austrian Economic Chamber (WKO), and visit multilateral organisations.
The statement noted that Pakistan and Austria “enjoy cordial and friendly relations, underpinned by shared values of dialogue, cooperation, an international order based on the principles of the United Nations Charter, multilateralism and respect for international law.”
