Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday left for Austria on a two-day official visit, where the premier is expected to hold bilateral and delegation-level meetings.
The government’s official X account shared a video earlier in the day of the premier and his delegation departing for Vienna from PAF Base Lahore.
In its statement, the Foreign Office (FO) noted that the trip marked “the 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”.
PM Shehbaz is undertaking the visit at the invitation of Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker.
The two leaders will hold bilateral meetings at the Federal Chancellery in Vienna and “co-chair a meeting of prominent business leaders aimed at enhancing the volume of investment between the two countries”, the government post said.
“The prime minister’s official visit to Austria will add new dimensions to the bilateral relations between the two countries,” the statement added.
The premier will also attend and address the Pakistan-Austria Business Forum, which will be organised by the Austrian Economic Chamber (WKO).
Additionally, during the two-day visit, PM Shehbaz is also expected to meet International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi.
In September 2025, Grossi acknowledged the country’s steady progress and close cooperation with the agency, observing that Pakistan’s nuclear power programme was advancing “at a good pace”.
PM Shehbaz will also address a United Nations event on the theme of “Sustainable Development: The Path to Global Peace and Prosperity.”
He is accompanied by Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, and Special Assistant to PM Tariq Fatemi.
The visit marks 70 years of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, the FO noted in its press release.
It added that the two leaders “will take stock of the entire gamut of bilateral relations”.
“Pakistan 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,” FO said.
