PM Shehbaz Meets Iraqi, Finnish Presidents at COP31

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met the presidents of Iraq and Finland separately on the sidelines of COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye, and invited both leaders to visit Pakistan. The talks covered bilateral relations, trade and investment, and cooperation in defence, technology, education and climate.

Meeting with Iraqi President

During his meeting with Iraqi President Nizar Muhammad Saeed Al-Amidi, the prime minister congratulated him on Iraq’s parliamentary elections and reaffirmed Pakistan’s support for Iraq’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and stability. Both sides described their ties as rooted in shared religion, history and people-to-people links.

They discussed trade, investment, manpower, agriculture, reconstruction and defence. Shehbaz thanked Iraq for its help to Pakistani pilgrims and invited Al-Amidi for an official visit. The two sides agreed to coordinate closely in multilateral forums.

Meeting with Finnish President

In his meeting with Finnish President Alexander Stubb, the prime minister discussed trade, investment, education, technology and climate change. He encouraged Finnish companies to invest in Pakistan, particularly in telecommunications, advanced manufacturing, environmentally friendly technologies and mining.

The leaders also discussed climate change, disaster risk reduction and the peaceful resolution of regional conflicts. According to an official statement, President Stubb praised Pakistan’s role in facilitating dialogue between Iran and the United States. Shehbaz invited him for an official visit to Pakistan.