PM Shehbaz leaves for Egypt to attend D-8 Summit

• PM to address humanitarian challenges session.
• Focus on boosting youth empowerment initiatives.
• Bilateral talks planned with global leaders.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday left for Egypt on a three-day official visit to attend the 11th Developing Countries (D-8) Summit in Cairo.

This year's summit will focus on the theme: "Investing in Youth and Supporting SMEs – Shaping Tomorrow's Economy."

At the Summit, the prime minister will highlight the importance of investing in youth and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) for a strong and inclusive economy based on employment generation, innovation and promoting local entrepreneurship, according to a PM Office press release.

He will demonstrate Pakistan’s strong commitment to cooperate and implement the fundamental principles laid down by the D-8 besides emphasising the importance of partnerships for mutual benefit and development among the participating countries, as well as cooperation in agriculture, food security and tourism.

Prime Minister Shehbaz will highlight the steps taken by the Government of Pakistan to empower the youth and their economic development.

He is also scheduled to attend the Special Session of D-8 on the humanitarian crisis and reconstruction challenges in the Middle East. He will underline Pakistan’s principled position on the situation.

Prime Minister Shehbaz will also hold bilateral meetings with the heads of various countries who have come to attend the summit on this occasion.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar and Special Assistant Tariq Fatemi will attend the conference along with the prime minister.