ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan met with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday evening, the PM’s Office said in a statement.
Khan is expected to hold bilateral meetings also with several other world leaders on the sidelines of the forum, which is taking place on Jan. 21-23. His meeting with Trump is the third leadership-level interaction between Pakistan and the US since Khan’s visit to Washington in July last year, the premier’s office said in an earlier statement.
PM Khan is visiting Davos on the invitation of Professor Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the WEF.
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Adviser on Commerce Abdul Razaq Dawood, PM Khan’s special assistants Syed Zulfiqar Abbas Bukhari and Dr. Moeed Yusuf are among the officials accompanying the PM in Davos.
According to the statement, Khan is going to give a keynote address during a special session at the WEF, in addition to his interaction with CEOs and corporate leaders at the Pakistan Strategy Dialogue meet.
He will also speak to senior international journalists and editors during a session with the Forum’s International Media Council.
Time Magazine’s cover features the Pakistani premier alongside four other world leaders in the publication’s special edition of the WEF.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the WEF. Khan’s office said that in keeping with the significance of this milestone, political leaders, business executives, heads of international organizations and civil society representatives will deliberate on contemporary economic, geopolitical, social and environmental issues.
According to the PM’s Office statement, the premier will “highlight the current situation” Indian-administered Kashmir “and Pakistan’s perspective on key regional and international issues.”