{"id":3005,"date":"2026-02-15T21:36:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T21:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=3005"},"modified":"2026-02-15T21:36:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T21:36:39","slug":"pm-shehbaz-arrives-in-austria-on-2-day-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=3005","title":{"rendered":"PM Shehbaz arrives in Austria on 2-day visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dawn.com\/large\/2026\/02\/15224919263bccc.webp\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Vienna on Sunday for his two-day tour of Austria, according to a statement from the Prime Minister\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe prime minister and the Pakistani delegation were warmly welcomed upon arrival at the Vienna International Airport, and a contingent of the Austrian Armed Forces presented a salute,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  w-full  w-full  media--left  media--embed  media--uneven media--tweet\" data-original-src=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PTVNewsOfficial\/status\/2023076419258216535\">\n<div class=\"media__item  media__item--twitter  \"><span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PTVNewsOfficial\/status\/2023076419258216535\"><\/a>\n    <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>PM Shehbaz announced his arrival in Vienna in a post on X, calling it a \u201ccity of history, culture and global diplomacy\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI look forward to my meeting with Chancellor Christian Stocker to further strengthen the bonds of friendship between Pakistan and Austria,\u201d the premier said, adding that their focus would be trade, investment and economic cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>He added that he was keen to meet the leadership of the International Atomic Energy Agency, (IAEA) the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the UN Industrial Development Organisation during his visit.<\/p>\n<p>PM Shehbaz said that these engagements aimed to \u201cdeepen our cooperation in peaceful nuclear energy, counter-narcotics and crime control, [and] sustainable industrial development and shared progress\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  w-full  w-full  media--left  media--embed  media--uneven media--tweet\" data-original-src=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CMShehbaz\/status\/2023092246015348798\">\n<div class=\"media__item  media__item--twitter  \"><span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CMShehbaz\/status\/2023092246015348798\"><\/a>\n    <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Earlier in the day, the Foreign Office said the premier was accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar and one of his aides, Tariq Fatemi.<\/p>\n<p>The government\u2019s official X account shared a video earlier in the day of the premier and his delegation departing for Vienna from PAF Base Lahore.<\/p>\n<p>In its <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link--external\" href=\"https:\/\/mofa.gov.pk\/press-releases\/curtain-raiser-prime-minister-of-pakistans-official-visit-to-vienna-republic-of-austria-15-16-february-2026\">statement<\/a>, the Foreign Office (FO) noted that the trip marked \u201cthe first visit by a Pakistani prime minister to Austria in over three decades, the last having been undertaken by the then-prime minister Nawaz Sharif in 1992\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>PM Shehbaz is undertaking the visit at the invitation of the Austrian chancellor.<\/p>\n<p>The two leaders will hold bilateral meetings at the Federal Chancellery in Vienna and \u201cco-chair a meeting of prominent business leaders aimed at enhancing the volume of investment between the two countries\u201d, the government post said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  w-full  w-full  media--left  media--embed  media--uneven media--tweet\" data-original-src=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovtofPakistan\/status\/2022919106115309645\">\n<div class=\"media__item  media__item--twitter  \"><span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovtofPakistan\/status\/2022919106115309645\"><\/a>\n    <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe prime minister\u2019s official visit to Austria will add new dimensions to the bilateral relations between the two countries,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<p>The premier will also attend and address the Pakistan-Austria Business Forum, which will be organised by the Austrian Economic Chamber (WKO).<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, during the two-day visit, PM Shehbaz is also expected to meet IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi.<\/p>\n<p>In September 2025, Grossi<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1943562\"> acknowledged<\/a> the country\u2019s steady progress and close cooperation with the agency, observing that Pakis\u00adtan\u2019s nuclear power programme was advancing \u201cat a good pace\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>PM Shehbaz will also address a United Nations event on the theme of \u2018Sustainable Development: The Path to Global Peace and Prosperity\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The visit marks 70 years of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, the FO noted in its press release.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  w-full  w-full  media--left  media--embed  media--uneven media--tweet\" data-original-src=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ForeignOfficePk\/status\/2022917042287120515\">\n<div class=\"media__item  media__item--twitter  \"><span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ForeignOfficePk\/status\/2022917042287120515\"><\/a>\n    <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>It added that the two leaders \u201cwill take stock of the entire gamut of bilateral relations\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPakistan and Austria enjoy cordial and friendly relations, underpinned by shared values of dialogue, cooperation, an international order based on the principles of the UN Charter, multilateralism, and respect for international law,\u201d FO said.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1973375\/pm-shehbaz-arrives-in-austria-on-2-day-visit\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Vienna on Sunday for his two-day tour of Austria, according to a statement from the Prime Minister\u2019s Office. \u201cThe 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