Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Saturday arrived in the UAE on a three-day official visit where he would meet his counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and other UAE dignitaries.

The foreign minister will also meet the Pakistani diaspora and interact with local and international media, a Foreign Office spokesperson in a press release said.

The foreign minister will hold consultations with the UAE’s leadership on all areas of bilateral cooperation including collaboration in trade and investment, job opportunities for the Pakistani workforce and the welfare of the Pakistani diaspora.

He will also discuss regional and global issues of mutual interest.

The UAE is home to the second-largest Pakistani community abroad.

“Pakistan and the UAE enjoy strong fraternal ties, rooted deep in common faith and shared history and values. High-level visits between the two countries have played a pivotal role in providing further impetus to strengthening bilateral cooperation and collaboration on a wide range of issues,” the spokesperson added.