ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that the deep-rooted and brotherly relations between Pakistan and Türkiye will be further consolidated through enhanced trade and investment ties.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said this while addressing Turkish business leaders in a meeting organized by the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Türkiye (DEIK) in Istanbul on Saturday, said a press release issued here.
Underlining the important role played by businessmen to create economic linkages between the two countries, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif appreciated the important contribution of DEIK in developing commercial ties between Pakistan and Türkiye.
The prime minister voiced his government’s strong commitment to providing opportunities to businessmen from both sides to develop mutually beneficial linkages further.
The Prime Minister also expressed confidence that the recently-signed Trade in Goods Agreement (TGA) will become a basis for achieving higher trade volumes commensurate with the true potential between the two sides.
Minister for Commerce Syed Naveed Qamar, Information Minister Maryam Aurangzeb and special assistants to PM Tariq Fatemi and Fahad Hussain also attended the meeting. From the Turkish side, Mehmet Muş, Turkish Trade Minister and Nail Olpak, President of DEIK, and leading business delegations from Türkiye participated in the meeting.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also held one-on-one meetings with leading business leaders of Türkiye.
He appreciated the contribution of business enterprises operating in Pakistan to the development and growth of Pakistan’s economy, urged businesses to invest in Pakistan, particularly in the evolving energy sector, such as renewables, and assured complete support of Pakistan’s government.
The prime minister also highlighted opportunities in other key sectors of Pakistan’s economy, including food processing, hospitality, construction, IT services and e-commerce.
The participants appreciated prime minister’s sentiments and assured to continue their contribution to deepening bilateral trade and economic relations.
