The Foreign Office (FO) has affirmed that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has imposed temporary visa restrictions for Pakistani nationals due to the coronavirus pandemic just days after Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi paid a two-day official visit to the Gulf state.
A spokesperson for the Foreign Office, Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri, said that the Foreign Minister had raised the issue pertaining to the visa restrictions in his meeting with the UAE Foreign Minister, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and was informed that the restrictions have imposed temporarily due to the pandemic.
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In a statement, Al Nahyan affirmed “the depth of the distinguished relations between the two friendly countries and the keenness to enhance and develop further aspects of joint cooperation across all fields”.
He reiterated that the UAE hosts around 1.5 million Pakistani workers who have played an important role in contributing to its growth and prosperity.
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Regarding the historical ties between the two countries, Nahyan said, “The close relations between the UAE and Pakistan have continued to strengthen over the past decades and have translated into multi-faceted cooperation which represents a unique case in Arab-Asian relations in the region, as political relations between the UAE and Pakistan are based on a long history of joint action, trust, and respect”.
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