Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has emphasized the need to enhance trade and investment with Kazakhstan, while also focusing on regional connectivity and security.

He was talking to Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Pakistan Yerzhan Kistafin who paid a courtesy call at the Prime Minister House Islamabad today (Monday).

The Prime Minister conveyed his greetings to the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and expressed his desire to strengthen the excellent bilateral relations between Pakistan and Kazakhstan.

The Prime Minister said he is looking forward to his meeting with President Tokayev during his upcoming visit to Astana for the SCO Council of Heads of State meeting.

The Kazakh Ambassador conveyed the greetings of the President of Kazakhstan and briefed the Prime Minister on various activities and initiatives currently in progress to expand relations between the two countries.