UAE economy minister visits Pakistan

Published March 29th, 2005 - 01:47 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Monday welcomed Shaikha Lubna Al Gasimi, UAE Minister of Economy and Planning, who is visiting the country to take part in the International Women’s Conference on behalf of Shaikha Fatima Bint Mubarak.

 

Shaikha Lubna said that her talks with the Prime Minister focused on the enhancement of bilateral economic relations between their countries, adding that the volume of trade exchange has increased to US$2 billion.

She expressed how pleased she was saying the exchange was “positive” and “great”. Shaikha Lubna stressed that women’s roles in the economical development of the UAE extended far beyond participating in the education sector.