Pakistan, Belarus to deepen cooperation

The Express Tribune reported that Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, Pakistan's federal minister for finance and revenue, met Belarusian Energy Minister Denis Moroz on Wednesday, citing the finance ministry. Their talks centred on ways to widen commercial ties and draw more investment flows between the two countries. The discussion also touched on factory collaboration, farming, learning and the arts.

Aurangzeb pledged that Pakistan would work closely with its Belarusian counterparts to turn the engagement into tangible results, while Moroz voiced confidence that ongoing coordination would support trade and investment. Separately, Rana Tanveer Hussain, federal minister for national food security and research, held a meeting with Belarus's deputy agriculture and food minister to look for new openings in farming, food security, trade and agricultural technology.

Both governments agreed to encourage firms to take part in food and agricultural trade fairs, hold online business-to-business sessions covering products such as seafood, citrus, mangoes and dairy, and arrange reciprocal delegation visits. They also agreed to cooperate on fish farming, allow mutual seed exports, and assess a proposed agricultural machinery testing facility at the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, with technical experts to exchange visits by the end of 2026.