Pakistan and Sudan Sign Landmark Visa-Free Travel Agreement for Official and Diplomatic Passport Holders; Interior Ministers Mohsin Naqvi and Lieutenant General Babiker Samra Formalize Pact in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Embassy in Khartoum has announced that the Pakistan has officially signed a bilateral visa exemption agreement with Sudan and citizens of either country with diplomatic and official passports can travel between Pakistan and Sudan without having to obtain a visa.
The Interior Minister of the Federal Government Mohsin Naqvi and his Sudanese counterpart, Lieutenant General Babiker Samra Mustafa Ali, signed the historic accord in a high-level ceremony at Islamabad.
Visa-Free Entry Provisions: Both Pakistan and Sudan officials and diplomatic passport holders will enjoy seamless visa-free entry under the newly inked agreement, for facilitating their official visits and inter-governmental delegations.
Strengthening Bilateral Relations: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said the visa-free facility will considerably ease high-level contacts, delegates’ exchanges and open new avenues for official cooperation, calling the agreement a big stride towards bilateral relations.
Prior to the signing ceremony, the Sudanese Interior Minister had multiple meetings with Mohsin Naqvi and Minister of State Talal Chaudhry.Before the signing ceremony, the Sudanese Interior Minister held several meetings with Mohsin Naqvi and Minister of State Talal Chaudhry. The main focus was on improving cooperation in the areas of security, police training, and institutional capacity building, and both sides agreed to the signing of a formal Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) focused on cooperation related to cybercrime.
Both ministers expressed goodwill and cooperation in the future, and the Interior Minister of Sudan expressed his appreciation to Pakistan for being a brotherly state.