KARACHI: French Consul General in Karachi Alexis Chahtahtinsky held a meeting with the Mayor of Karachi, Barrister Murtaza Wahab, on Tuesday and discussed issues of mutual interest.
The Mayor welcomed the envoy at the KMC head office and informed him of the details regarding different civic affairs, including the local government system.
He said that Pakistan and France have long friendly ties and that France can assist Pakistan in medical, nursing, and other sectors.
The mayor said that the citizens of Karachi value mutual cooperation and friendship with France. For him as the Mayor, the biggest issue of Karachi is to create a better impression of this city in the world.
He said that Karachi is the commercial and industrial hub of Pakistan and provides 60 to 65% of revenue to the national treasury. Ten to fifteen thousand people come to the metropolis daily for employment, education, and other matters.
Wahab said that sewage, water, and infrastructure are the main problems in Karachi. Karachi is a city of people belonging to different nationalities and religions and speaking different languages, and here respect is gained through hard work.
The Consul General France Alexis Chahtahtinsky called on Mayor karachi @murtazawahab1 ,during the meeting it was discussed how relation between Paris and karachi can be strengthened and how the youth can be facilitated in getting employment opportunities in France pic.twitter.com/ATXgBEpCFr
— Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (@KmcPakistan) August 29, 2023
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He said that France can invest in building windmills, hotels, resorts, solar parks, and other sectors in Karachi.
The diplomat Alexis Chahtahtinsky said that the friendship between the two nations dates back almost to the time of Pakistan’s independence.
Chahtahtinsky said that he loved Karachi and its food. France was the first nation that recognized the independence of Pakistan.
He said that seventy-five years have passed since the establishment of France’s Consulate in Karachi, and France and Pakistan have been cooperating in the sectors of culture and education for years and intend to continue this cooperation in the future.
He said that France is also supporting Pakistan in cultural heritage protection; the bridge that was destroyed in Balochistan during floods in 2022 is also being rebuilt, which is a gift from France to the people of Pakistan.
