Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s official visit to Belarus on 10-11 April 2025 marked a significant milestone in the bilateral context as well as Pakistan’s diplomatic and economic engagement abroad. Accompanying the Prime Minister were several members of the Cabinet, including Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, Federal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Tariq Fatemi.[1]
This visit followed a series of high-level interactions between the two countries, including the 8th session of the Pakistan-Belarus Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC) held in February 2025 and the visit of a high-powered ministerial delegation from Pakistan to Belarus earlier in April 2025. Furthermore, in November 2024, President Aleksandr Lukashenko had undertaken an official visit to Pakistan, during which the two sides signed the ‘Roadmap for Comprehensive Cooperation Agreement’ along with 15 other Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs), laying the groundwork for long-term collaboration across a broad range of areas.
