{"id":6836,"date":"2026-09-24T19:02:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T19:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6836"},"modified":"2026-09-24T19:02:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T19:02:56","slug":"shehbaz-sharif-tarique-rahman-discuss-strengthening-pakistan-bangladesh-ties-at-unga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6836","title":{"rendered":"Shehbaz Sharif, Tarique Rahman Discuss Strengthening Pakistan-Bangladesh Ties at UNGA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NEW YORK: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif held a bilateral meeting with Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two leaders reviewed the overall state of Pakistan-Bangladesh bilateral relations and expressed satisfaction over the positive progress in ties. They also exchanged views on regional and international developments and areas of mutual interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif congratulated Bangladesh on taking up the presidency of the 81st UN General Assembly session and reiterated Pakistan\u2019s support for Bangladesh\u2019s efforts to advance the objectives of the United Nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pakistani prime minister reaffirmed Pakistan\u2019s commitment to further strengthening and deepening mutually beneficial relations with Bangladesh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif meets Prime Minister of the People&#39;s Republic of Bangladesh, H.E. Mr. Tarique Rahman. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d0cBIdbnD1\">pic.twitter.com\/d0cBIdbnD1<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Government of Pakistan (@GovtofPakistan) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovtofPakistan\/status\/2103188168912892283?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 24, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prime Minister Tarique Rahman also expressed goodwill and satisfaction over the positive developments in bilateral relations, while conveying Bangladesh\u2019s desire to further expand ties with Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to enhancing cooperation in areas including trade, investment, education, tourism and people-to-people contacts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They also underscored the importance of regular communication and dialogue and agreed to continue coordination and cooperation at multilateral forums, particularly the United Nations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif held a bilateral meeting with Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6837,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[35,2615],"class_list":["post-6836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan","tag-pakistan","tag-unga-81st-session"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - 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