National Assembly (NA) Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq said that Pakistan and Germany have similar objectives of peace and stability in the region.
“We hope that our bilateral engagement would continue to broaden on the basis of mutual respect and mutual interests,” he said.
The speaker expressed these views while talking to the Bundestag President Prof Norbert Lammert in Bundestag, Berlin.
The meeting was held in a cordial atmosphere wherein both the leaders agreed for strengthening the Pak-German friendship by enhancing parliamentary and people-to-people contacts.
The speaker said that Pakistan values its decade-old friendship with Germany and strongly desires to strengthen its parliamentary and economic cooperation. He said that Germany has been a vocal and staunch supporter of Pakistan and has always extended assistance when needed.
Sadiq also held meetings with various committees of Bundestag, including the Economic Cooperation and Development Committee, Defence Committee, the committee on Foreign Affairs and the South Asia Friendship group.
The president of the Brandenburg, state parliament of Germany, also hosted a lunch in honour of the speaker. Sadiq also talked at the prestigious think tank, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), German Institute for International and Security Affairs and expounded Pakistan’s position on key foreign policy issues.
During his interactions in Germany, the speaker discussed the full spectrum of relations with his interlocutors. The regional and international issues of mutual concern also came under discussion. The speaker reiterated the resolve of the government for a peaceful neighborhood and its desire to settle all political and security issues in the region. The successful efforts of the Pakistani government towards improvement of economy were also highlighted.
