MINSK, April 11 (Alliance News): Pakistan and Belarus on Friday agreed to expand bilateral cooperation in key sectors including agriculture, food security, industrial development, trade, and defence, during a meeting between Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko.
A major outcome of the meeting was the agreement to send 150,000 highly skilled Pakistani workers to Belarus to support its nation-building initiatives. Both sides committed to preparing a comprehensive strategy to facilitate the deployment.
The leaders also agreed to collaborate in manufacturing agricultural machinery and expanding cooperation in the production of electric buses, a step aimed at promoting industrial and technological ties.
In addition, enhanced collaboration in food security was identified as a shared priority. Both leaders reaffirmed their commitment to boost defence cooperation and promote business-to-business links for mutual economic growth.
Discussions also covered trade, investment, and regional matters, with both sides expressing satisfaction over the progress in bilateral relations, particularly after last year’s eighth Pak-Belarus Joint Ministerial Commission meeting and the visit of Pakistan’s inter-ministerial delegation to Belarus.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in a post on social media platform X, stated that the talks reviewed the full spectrum of cooperation including political, trade, investment, and people-to-people engagement.
He emphasized that joint ventures in agricultural machinery and electric vehicles, along with the skilled manpower agreement, would transform the enduring bond between the two countries into a lasting strategic partnership.
