Pakistani delegation lays flowers at Victory Monument

On September 24, the parliamentary delegation of Pakistan, headed by Senate Chairman Said Yusuf Raza Gilani, laid flowers at the Victory Monument in Minsk. The ceremony was also attended by First Deputy Chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee Alexander Komendant and Chairman of the Minsk City Council of Deputies Artem Tsuran, the correspondent of the Minsk-Novosti agency reports.

During the ceremony, participants honored the memory of those who died during the Great Patriotic War.

The visit of the Pakistani parliamentary delegation takes place at the invitation of the Chairman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus - the authorized representative of the President in Minsk Natalia Kochanova. The program of stay is scheduled until September 26.

One of the main results of the visit is the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus and the Senate of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

The parties pay special attention to trade and economic relations. Belarus and Pakistan are working to implement a bilateral roadmap for cooperation until 2027. Among the promising areas are the development of industrial cooperation, the supply of Belarusian agricultural and trucking equipment, as well as joint projects in the agricultural sector.

Pakistan is the first country to establish diplomatic relations with sovereign Belarus. Therefore, any contact that occurs either in the economic sphere or in the field of public diplomacy between our state bodies and representatives is important, Tsuran said. During such visits, we not only strengthen existing ties, but also offer new areas for cooperation. Minsk has good potential in the industrial sector, and we are ready to discuss specific projects and prospects for their implementation with the Pakistani side.

During the visit, the foreign delegation will visit the Minsk Tractor Plant, the Minsk Scientific and Practical Center for Surgery, Transplantology and Hematology and other facilities.

Cooperation between the two countries is also developing in the scientific, technical and humanitarian spheres. Among the promising areas are artificial intelligence, biotechnology, medicine and energy. Special attention is paid to educational contacts: the interest of Pakistani students to study in Belarusian universities is growing.

The visit of the parliamentary delegation is intended to give additional impetus to the Belarusian-Pakistani cooperation and promote the implementation of joint initiatives in the economy, industry, science and the humanitarian sphere.

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