Premier to hold talks with Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker to strengthen Pakistan–Austria bilateral relations
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif receiving a guard of honor at the Austrian Chancellery. Photo: PTV (Youtube)
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived at the Austrian Chancellery in Vienna, where he was received with a guard of honour, Pakistan TV shared on X. He is set to hold bilateral and delegation-level meetings with Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker, focusing on strengthening ties between Pakistan and Austria.
The premier is accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, Special Assistant to the PM Syed Tariq Fatemi, and Foreign Secretary Ambassador Amna Baloch. The visit marks 70 years of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and Austria and is the first by a Pakistani prime minister to Vienna in over three decades.
Later in the day, the prime minister will attend and address the Pakistan-Austria Business Forum, organised by the Austrian Economic Chamber, where discussions are expected to focus on trade, investment, and economic cooperation.
PM Shehbaz is set to participate in a United Nations special event under the theme “Sustainable Development: the Path to Global Peace and Prosperity”, highlighting Pakistan’s commitment to multilateral cooperation on sustainable development.
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He is also scheduled to meet leaders of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization to discuss peaceful nuclear energy, counter-narcotics, crime control, and sustainable industrial development.
The Foreign Office said the visit aims to strengthen bilateral relations and reaffirm Pakistan’s shared commitment with Austria to dialogue, cooperation, multilateralism, and adherence to the UN Charter.
The PMO statement said that the prime minister will also chair a meeting of the Pakistan-Austria Business Forum, organised by the Austrian Economic Chamber, and will visit multilateral organisations.
This visit marks the first trip by a Pakistani prime minister to Austria in more than three decades, the last having been undertaken by then-prime minister Nawaz Sharif in 1992.
