Germany signs a Climate Change agreement with Pakistan

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Germany’s Federal Development Ministry, the ‘Bundesentwicklungsministerium’, signed an agreement with Pakistan’s Ministry of Climate Change yesterday.

The newly signed agreement pertains to ‘climate change & clean energy’, according to Bernhard Schlagheck, Germany’s ambassador in Pakistan. Mr Bernhard Schlagheck also praised the strengthening of the bilateral ties between the two countries.

The ambassador, who is incredibly famous with more than 300,000 twitter followers (more than his British counterpart in Pakistan), also used the the Urdu phrase ‘#PakGermanDosti Zindabad’, which translates to ‘long live Pakistan Germany Friendship’.

Very proud of the expanding 🇩🇪-🇵🇰 bilateral cooperation! This latest collaboration on a new Pakistan-German climate & energy initiative has great potential to foster exchange & progress for both countries fighting climate change & increasing clean energy.#PakGermanDosti Zindabad! https://t.co/uZ0igGrBLx

— Bernhard Schlagheck (@GermanyinPAK) September 11, 2021

Meanwhile, Mr Malik Amin Aslam, Pakistan’s Federal Minister of Climate Change, described it as the first of its kind agreement.

Referring to his own ministry in a social media post, the politician said that Pakistan is the ‘1st country with which #Germany’ has signed an agreement with relating to climate change.

This agreement – as well as Pakistan’s other green initiatives – has received a lot of praise from all around the world.