Crown Prince of Bahrain to visit Pakistan tomorrow

Islamabad, Dec 19 (UNI) Bahrain's Crown Prince Shaikh Salman Bin Hamad Al-Khalifa will arrive here tomorrow for talks with Pakistani leaders on ways to further bolster trade and economic ties between the two countries.

''The Crown Prince will meet President Pervez Musharraf and hold talks with Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz during his three-day visit to Pakistan,'' Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tasneem Aslam said here this evening.

She said two bilateral cooperation agreements will also be signed after talks between the Prince Salman and Prime Minister Aziz.

The bilateral trade between the two countries during the year 2004-05 amounted to 101 million dollars, with Pakistan export amounting to 42.4 million dollars.

Over 45,000 Pakistani expatriates in Bahrain are rendering a valuable contribution to the social and economic development of the country.

The visit of the Crown Prince to Pakistan will further help strengthen cordial relations between the two countries, the spokesperson said.

He will also inaugurate the embassy of the Kingdom of Bahrain here and meet Pakistani business leaders and entrepreneurs.

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