ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain on Friday said Pakistan desires stronger bilateral ties with Malaysia, Jordan and Vietnam and also called for greater focus on trade, investment and people-to-people ties.
The president expressed these views in separate meetings with the outgoing High Commissioner of Malaysia Dr Hasrul Sani bin Mujtabar, outgoing Ambassador of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Luu and Ambassador-designate to Jordan Major General (r) Junaid Rehmat at the President House, Islamabad.
The president said Malaysia has witnessed remarkable progress in various sectors and termed it an example for other countries. He said that Pakistan and Malaysia were close friends and their ties were based on shared beliefs, heritage and history.
President Mamnoon expressed hope that the new ambassador would work for the strengthening of the bilateral relations between the two countires by following in the footsteps of the outgoing Ambassador Dr Hasrul Sani bin Mujtabar.
Talking to the outgoing Ambassador of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Luu, Mamnoon appreciated his remarkable services and hoped that the outgoing ambassador was taking back with him pleasant memories from Pakistan.
President Mamnoon, while talking to ambassador-designate to Jordan, called for strengthening of the relations between Pakistan and Jordan. He hoped that ambassador-designate would perform his new responsibilities efficiently.
