Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif met Indonesian Defense
Minister, Lieutenant General (R) Syafrie Samsudin, today
at the Prime Minister Office.
While recalling his cordial meeting with the Indonesian President H.E.
Prabowo Subiantuo at the sidelines of G-8 summit at Cairo, Prime Minister
conveyed his best wishes for him.
The meeting underscored the deep-rooted historical, brotherly and
friendly bilateral relations between Pakistan and Indonesia.
Prime Minister said that Pakistan and Indonesia enjoy a longstanding
friendship rooted in shared cultural, religious and historical bonds supporting to each other at
international forums.
The Prime Minister reiterated Pakistan's commitment to enhance
bilateral cooperation with Indonesia in all avenues including economic, strategic, trade sectors and in the field of defense and defense production.
During the meeting, both sides emphasized on the importance of
enhancing multifaceted bilateral cooperation. Prime Minister Shehbaz
Sharif reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to explore and expand
collaboration with Indonesia in joint ventures of investment in mutually beneficial projects.
The Prime Minister
also reviewed ongoing initiatives under the Pakistan-Indonesia Defense
Cooperation Agreement and agreed to accelerate implementation of key
areas of mutual interest.
Lieutenant General (R) Syafrie Samsudin conveyed best wishes of the
President of the Republic Indonesia H.E. Prabowo Subiantro for the Prime Minister and people of Pakistan. He reiterated Indonesia’s desire to further strengthen defense ties with Pakistan and to explore possible areas for cooperation, especially in defense production.
