Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif arrived in London today, en route to his official visit to the USA from 20-23 October 2015.
The Prime Minister was received at the airport by the representative of the British Government Ms Kathryn Colvin, CVO, SCIL and H.E. Syed Ibne Abbas, Pakistan High Commissioner to the UK together with the officials of the High Commission.
On arrival in London, the Prime Minister spoke to the Pakistani media about his upcoming visit to the US. The Prime Minister expressed hope that the visit would afford an opportunity to further upgrade Pakistan-US relations to a long term and enduring partnership for the benefit of the people of both countries and for the promotion of peace and stability in our region. He further said that the government would overcome the issue of energy shortage within its tenure.
The Prime Minister is visiting the US at the invitation of the US President, Mr. Barack Obama.
