FM Qureshi says talks with IMF chief ‘productive’

DUBAI (92 News) – Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Sunday said on Sunday that a meeting between Prime Minister Imran Khan and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde in Dubai as ‘productive’. “We have reached a consensus with the IMF on basic points. The prime minister’s meeting with IMF chief Christine Lagarde remained productive,” FM Qureshi said while talking to the journalists after the meeting. The minister said that he was happy that the government and the IMF converged on a number of financial issues and vowed to bring in a programme to facilitate low-income stratum of society. In the meeting with the IMF chief, the prime minister lauded IMF’s support to Pakistan and shared his vision for nation-building. FM Qureshi stressed that the government’s commitment for undertaking structural and governance reforms and strengthening social protection in Pakistan. The IMF MD acknowledged the steps taken so far by the Pakistani government for stabilising the economy. She said that the IMF will remain engaged in supporting Pakistan in sustaining its economic recovery. Meanwhile, the prime minister met the IMF chief on the sidelines of the World Government Summit in Dubai this evening. Finance Minister Asad Umar, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Adviser to PM on Commerce, Textile and Industry Abdul Razak Dawood and others were present during the meeting.