After a three-day visit to Iraq, Bilawal has returned home.
According to the statement, the foreign minister’s trip was primarily intended to fortify the ties between the two countries.
Several representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and others followed Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on his three-day journey to the Republic of Iraq, which ended on Wednesday.
Faisal Karim Kundi, the information secretary for the Pakistan People’s Party, stated in a statement that the primary goal of his trip was to strengthen ties between Pakistan and Iraq so that the people of Pakistan may benefit from increased trade, tourism, and security.
A major oil exporter at a time when energy prices are causing hardship for people across Pakistan, Iraq also offers employment prospects for Pakistanis in numerous areas, according to the statement.
On Monday, Bilawal signed an MOU to improve prospects for Pakistani employees and business owners by strengthening cooperation between firms in Iraq and Pakistan and establishing a new forum for private sector partnership between the two nations.
As Bilawal put it, “the Pakistani workforce is renowned around the world for their efficiency, skill set, and determination,” so there’s a lot of room for growth in trade and commercial cooperation between Pakistan and Iraq.
According to the article, Iraq is also home to the bulk of the world’s Shia pilgrimage sites, in addition to numerous key Sunni sites, and Bilawal has proposed a number of measures to make it simpler and cheaper for Pakistani pilgrims to travel to Iraq in the future.
The opening of a new Pakistani consulate in Najaf, the easing of visa requirements (at least for holders of official passports, which could lead to broader easing), the construction of a new Pakistani embassy in Baghdad, and other measures are all geared toward making it easier for Pakistanis to travel to Iraq.
My people place a high value on Iraq’s religious landmarks. The minister expressed his desire for a greater number of Pakistanis to be able to travel to these locations.
On the topic of security cooperation, Bilawal drew attention to the similarities between Iraq’s and Pakistan’s fights against terrorism and promised to expand collaboration in the future to protect civilians from harm.
The positive potential and actual impact of this visit was lauded by both the Pakistani delegation and their Iraqi hosts. We met with the president, prime minister, foreign minister, and interior minister of Iraq, as well as the speaker of parliament and the head of the Al-Hikmet party, during our time in Iraq.
The Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Bashir Al-Najafi, the Head of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, and other religious authorities met with Bilawal.
