Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif met with His Excellency President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, on the sidelines of the Emergency Arab–Islamic Summit convened in Doha following Israel’s recent attack on Qatar. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar and Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, Chief of Army Staff were also present in the meeting.
During the meeting, the Prime Minister conveyed Pakistan’s strongest condemnation of Israeli aggression against Qatar on September 9.
Both leaders expressed their solidarity with Qatar and termed the violation of its sovereignty and territorial integrity by Israel as reckless and a blatant violation of international law.
While appreciating Egypt’s proactive diplomacy at this difficult juncture, the Prime Minister called the Doha Arab-Islamic Summit as an important step to demonstrate unity within the ranks of the Muslim world against Israel, that must be held accountable for its behavior.
Recalling his meeting with the Egyptian President last December at the D-8 Summit in Cairo, as well as their telephone conversations on the occasion of Eid earlier this year, the Prime Minister reaffirmed Pakistan’s desire to enhance its bilateral relations with Egypt, particularly in the areas of trade, investment and health.
The two leaders agreed to continue to remain in close contact, particularly in view of the regional situation.
