H.E. Salem M. Salem AlBawab Al Zaabi, the new Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Pakistan, met today with Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue.
During the meeting, Ambassador Al Zaabi expressed his gratitude for the warm welcome he has received in Pakistan and highlighted the historical ties between the peoples of Pakistan and the UAE. He praised the contributions of Pakistani professionals in various sectors in the UAE, including banking, finance, defence, and public administration. He emphasized that strengthening bilateral relations, especially in strategic, economic, and cultural dimensions, would be a key priority during his tenure.
Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb welcomed the Ambassador and reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to deepening its fraternal partnership with the UAE. He noted the UAE’s consistent support to Pakistan in trade, investment, remittances, and government-to-government financing, along with backing Pakistan in international financial engagements.
The Minister highlighted Pakistan’s economic policy focus on expanding trade and attracting long-term investment. He appreciated ongoing UAE investments in ports, digital banking, logistics, and infrastructure, and emphasized Pakistan’s significant potential in IT, AI, fintech, agriculture, minerals, logistics, and higher education collaboration.
Ambassador Al Zaabi stressed that enhancing economic cooperation remains one of his top priorities. He expressed strong interest in increasing bilateral trade, attracting Pakistani businesses to the UAE, and bringing more UAE investors to Pakistan. He also shared information about UAE visa reforms, including e-visa facilities and a new visa center in Pakistan.
The meeting also covered defense cooperation, training exchanges, and historical military ties, with Ambassador Al Zaabi expressing his commitment to further strengthen these links. Both sides reaffirmed their resolve to deepen cooperation across trade, investment, finance, technology, defense, and people-to-people exchanges.
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