ISLAMABAD Jan 23 (TNS): Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi left here Tuesday to participate in the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, where he would interact with key world leaders and Chairpersons and CEOs of fifteen leading multinational organizations from the US, Europe, China and Japan.
The Prime Minister is undertaking the two-day visit on the invitation of the Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Professor Klaus Schwab.
A statement from the Foreign Office said the Prime Minister will participate in a number of important events and hold bilateral meetings. He will interact with Heads of States and Governments at a Special Session of the Informal Group of World Economic Leaders (IGWEL), besides participating in a WEF session titled “the Belt and Road Impact”.
The Prime Minister has a busy schedule with the media and would give interviews to major international outlets including the Wall Street Journal, Nikkei/FT Group, the Washington Post, CNN, and the Reuters.
“Participation of the Prime Minister in WEF Annual Meeting 2018 provides an opportunity to project Pakistan as prime destination of business, investment and trade,” the Foreign Office said.
“The event will provide an opportunity to showcase Pakistan’s upward economic trajectory and its huge potential, besides providing an informal setting to meet world leaders and share views on different issues.”
