ISLAMABAD, Safar 24, 1438, November 24, 2016, SPA -- Britain is in talks to boost trade and security cooperation with Pakistan, Foreign Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday, part of London's efforts to improve trade links with emerging market countries, Reuters reported. On a visit to Pakistan, Johnson said talks were progressing on plans to increase annual trade beyond 2.5 billion pounds ($3.11 billion) per year. "Consider the size of the Pakistan economy, how fast it's growing, look at the size of the UK economy, we could do so much better," Johnson said in Islamabad before meeting Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Sartaj Aziz, Pakistan's top foreign policy official, said the two nations were discussing how to improve security cooperation. --SPA 14:39 LOCAL TIME 11:39 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w276117