PM Shehbaz arrives in Doha on invitation of Emir of Qatar

• He will also attend a reception hosted by the Emir of Qatar
• PM will hold bilateral meetings and interactions
• Leaders will mobilize additional international support measures

DOHA: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday arrived in Qatar on a two-day official visit where he would participate in the 5th United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDCs).

The conference, being held from 5-9 March, will consider steps for accelerating sustainable development in the LDCs, helping them make progress on the road to prosperity. The prime minister will address the conference on March 6, PM Office Media Wing said in a press release.

The prime minister will also attend a reception hosted by the Emir of Qatar in the honour of heads of state and governments.

In Doha, the prime minister will hold bilateral meetings and interactions with participating leaders and heads of delegation on the sidelines of the conference.

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At the conference, the leaders will mobilize additional international support measures and action in favour of LDCs and agree on a renewed partnership between LDCs and their development partners.

On his Twitter handle, the prime minister posted that he had just reached Doha on the invitation of his brother Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, the Emir of Qatar to attend the 5th UN Conference on Least Developed Countries (LDCs).

“I will share Pakistan’s perspective on the socio-economic challenges facing LDCs in Asia & Africa,” he added.

In a related tweet, the prime minister said that LDCs had been badly affected by climate change, post-pandemic and geo-strategic disruption in food and energy supply chains.

These global events had left them vulnerable. LDCs would be better served by putting welfare of people at the center of public policy, he added.

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Sunday that PM Shehbaz Sharif has reached Doha, Qatar on a two-day visit.

Using her Twitter handle, she said the Prime Minister will attend the fifth session of the United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries starting today.

The minister said that the Emir of Qatar will give a reception in honour of the participating heads of state and prime ministers in the conference.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will attend the reception of the Emir of Qatar, she said.

Marriyum said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will deliver his address to the conference on March 6.