Video of Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari promoting Pakistani mangoes with the PM of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel has gone viral on social media.
Bilawal shared the video with Xavier Bettel in which he said that the latter is fond of Pakistani mangoes. The foreign minister said that he is in Davos for the World Economic Forum and bumped into Xavier Bettel.
Adding that he had sent Pakistani mangoes to Luxembourg last year and would like to have Bettel’s view on mangoes. The Luxembourg premier said that he loves Pakistani mangoes but turned out the request of FM Bilawal Bhutto to become the ambassador of Pakistani mangoes in Luxembourg. He said he is still the prime minister of Luxembourg and cannot take up another job.
Must invite him to your hometown Larkana someday. He will love the place
— Adeel Azhar (@adeel_azhar) January 18, 2023
Bilawal Bhutto shared the video on his Twitter account with the caption: “Really happy to have bumped into PM @Xavier_Bettel of Luxembourg at Davos. Who has a special message for everyone about Pakistani Mangoes? I’ve been on a mission to prove our mangos are the best in the world. Happy to report the PM is a huge fan of our mangoes.”
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WEF at Davos is an extremely useful forums and the opportunity can be utilised with top world leaders in all fields to promote trade,investment and economic opportunities for Pakistan and not waste the occasion on trivialities . https://t.co/aZji4DYy0N
— SHAFAAT SHAH (@INFANTRY28) January 19, 2023
The video garnered mixed responses from netizens; they asked him to invite the Prime Minister of Luxembourg to his hometown Larkana.
Several users what has Bilawal Bhutto achieved for Pakistan with these expensive foreign trips. Others opined that this is not the right time to engage in banter and trivialities with international dignitaries at global events like World Economic Forum when the country is juggling a serious economic and financial crisis. Instead of posting videos and talking about Pakistani mangoes, Bilawal Bhutto should concentrate on persuading world leaders to help Pakistan get out of the economic crisis.
Pakistan needs urgent resources of foreign reserves to support the economy and sustain trade in the country. The ban on imports is hampering the manufacturing sector and industries that are feared to trigger an uncontrollable economic crisis in the coming months.