ISLAMABAD, Nov 11: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Monday Pakistan attached special importance to its relations with Kuwait as is marked by growing trade and close cooperation in the defence sector.

During a meeting with Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, the Prime Minister of Kuwait, Mr Sharif said Kuwait hosted a large Pakistani community, who were making positive contribution to the development of Kuwait besides supporting Pakistan’s economy through remittances.

Bilateral and regional matters came under discussion during the meeting, said a press statement.

Mr Sharif stressed the importance of increasing investment to impart greater vigour to the economic partnership between the two countries.

The Kuwaiti premier conveyed good wishes of the Amir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, for the people and government of Pakistan.

He reiterated the commitment of the Kuwaiti government to further strengthening ties between the two governments and peoples. He said Pakistan had been a trustworthy friend and the people of Kuwait kept Pakistanis in the highest regards.

The Kuwaiti delegation included Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs; Mustafa Jaseem Al-Shamali, Minister for Oil; Khaled Abdullah Al-Sager, First Vice Chairman of Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Anas Khalid Al-Saleh, Minister for Commerce and Industry; Ambassador Khaled Sulaiman Al-Jarallah and Under-Secretary of the Foreign Affairs Ambassador Mohammad Ahmed Al-Mejren Al-Roumi.

The Pakistani side included Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, Information Minister Pervaiz Rasheed, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, Science and Technology Minister Zahid Hamid, Special Assistant to PM on Foreign Affairs Tariq Fatemi, and Board of Investment Chairman Muhammad Zubair.—APP