5 April 2011
Pakistan and the United Kingdom (UK) on Tuesday formally launched “enhanced strategic dialogue” aimed at strengthening ties in security, trade, health and education sectors.Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani and his British counterpart David Cameron, while addressing a press conference after a day-long interaction that also covered the UK-Pakistan National Security Dialogue and a meeting with the heads of parliamentary parties, vowed to enhance bilateral investments and encourage their private sectors to help increase bilateral trade from 1.2 to 2.5 billion pounds by the year 2015.
Prime Minister Cameron termed the Pak-UK ties as “unbreakable” and said the two sides focussed on trade, security and education sectors. He said he had also increased Pakistan’s market access to Europe.On the security sector, Cameron said that the two sides agreed on police services and intelligence cooperation, besides discussing the importance of Pakistan-Afghanistan relationship. He said that both the countries shared the need of having a peaceful, stable and democratic Afghanistan.“Pakistan suffered greatly in tackling terrorism and extremism,” he said, adding that there was a huge fight being waged by the Pakistan government against terrorists and the United Kingdom had a share in combating terrorism.
Pakistan and the United Kingdom (UK) on Tuesday formally launched “enhanced strategic dialogue” aimed at strengthening ties in security, trade, health and education sectors.Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani and his British counterpart David Cameron, while addressing a press conference after a day-long interaction that also covered the UK-Pakistan National Security Dialogue and a meeting with the heads of parliamentary parties, vowed to enhance bilateral investments and encourage their private sectors to help increase bilateral trade from 1.2 to 2.5 billion pounds by the year 2015.
Prime Minister Cameron termed the Pak-UK ties as “unbreakable” and said the two sides focussed on trade, security and education sectors. He said he had also increased Pakistan’s market access to Europe.On the security sector, Cameron said that the two sides agreed on police services and intelligence cooperation, besides discussing the importance of Pakistan-Afghanistan relationship. He said that both the countries shared the need of having a peaceful, stable and democratic Afghanistan.“Pakistan suffered greatly in tackling terrorism and extremism,” he said, adding that there was a huge fight being waged by the Pakistan government against terrorists and the United Kingdom had a share in combating terrorism.
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