Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif welcomes Belarusian Energy Minister Dzenis Maroz as both sides reaffirm plans to expand cooperation following the Joint Ministerial Commission meeting.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Belarus have reaffirmed their commitment to expanding bilateral cooperation, with energy, trade, transport and other economic sectors featuring prominently during high-level talks in Islamabad.
Belarusian Energy Minister Dzenis Maroz, who is visiting Pakistan on an official trip, met Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif at the Prime Minister House on Wednesday. The meeting came after the conclusion of the ninth session of the Pakistan-Belarus Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC) in Islamabad.
Welcoming the Belarusian delegation, Shehbaz Sharif conveyed his greetings and good wishes for Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. The prime minister also recalled Lukashenko’s visit to Islamabad in November 2024 and his own visit to Belarus in April 2025, describing the exchanges as important milestones in strengthening bilateral relations.
The prime minister expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the JMC meeting, where Pakistan and Belarus reviewed cooperation across several areas, including trade, industry, agriculture, banking, labour, transport and energy.
Both sides expressed confidence that the agreements and discussions reached through the commission would lead to practical benefits and further strengthen economic ties between the two countries.
Maroz thanked the prime minister for the warm reception and conveyed the Belarusian leadership’s greetings. He also briefed Shehbaz Sharif on progress achieved during the JMC discussions.
The two sides reaffirmed their commitment to translating leadership-level understandings into practical cooperation across agreed sectors.
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