PM for further strengthening Pakistan-Austria relations

March 17, 2022: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said Pakistan desired to add further substance to its excellent bilateral cooperation with Austria across the broad range -- including trade, investment, higher education, IT, tourism, climate change, and so on.

He emphasized that Pakistan highly valued its long-standing and cordial relations with Austria while talking to Federal Minister for European and International Affairs of Austria, Alexander Schallenberg.

During the meeting, the focus was on bilateral relations, regional situations and international issues.

He particularly thanked Austria for its collaboration in the establishment of the Pakistan-Austria Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology at Haripur and stated that Pakistan looked forward to establishing further such institutions, in cooperation with Austria, given the world-class quality of Austria’s institutions of higher learning, particularly in engineering and technology.

The Prime Minister expressed Pakistan’s serious concern about the conflict in Ukraine and stressed the imperative of finding a diplomatic solution.

He underscored that Pakistan upholds the fundamental principles of the UN Charter.

The Prime Minister recalled that he had from the outset emphasized that conflict does not resolve anything and that Pakistan was consistently pressing for continued efforts for a solution through dialogue and diplomacy.

He further noted that he had been highlighting that conflict adversely impacts developing countries, which could now be seen in rising oil prices and food inflation.

APP