UAE visa restrictions temporary, Sheikh Abdullah tells Pakistan
Agencies
December 20, 2020
Abu Dhabi, Dec 20: Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has hailed the 1.5-million strong Pakistani community in the UAE. This came as he met Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Foreign Minister of Pakistan.
He praised the Pakistani community's "great role and active contribution to the growth and prosperity" of the UAE, state news agency wam reported.
He stressed the "temporary nature" of the recent restrictions imposed on the issuance of visas due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Sheikh Abdullah affirmed the depth of the bilateral relations between the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan, and recalled the keenness of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan on the relations during the early stages of establishment.