ISLAMABAD – The Ministry of Commerce organized, Pakistan-Turkey Business toBusiness, Networking session during the visit of Turkish President RecepTayyip Erdogan here.
The objective of this initiative was to bring the businessmen from Turkeyand Pakistan under one roof to explore ways to enhance trade andinvestment, said a press release issued by Ministry of Commerce here onThursday.
The Turkish Business delegation comprised leading business representativesfrom sectors including engineering, energy, tourism, construction, defence,automotive, chemicals and information technology (I.T).
More than 200 prominent businessmen from Pakistani counterpart sectors,leading trade bodies like Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce andindustry (FPCCI) Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry ( ICCI) andPakistan Business Council (PBC) and government organisations includingPBIT, TDCP, PTDC from Pakistan side and TUMSAID, DIEK, Pakistan TurkeyFriendship Association from Turkish side were present on the occasion.
Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) organized business tobusiness meetings of the Turkish Business delegation with their Pakistanibusiness counterparts.
The event was formally inaugurated by the Secretary Commerce, Sardar AhmadNawaz Sukhera followed by addresses from President FPCCI and Chairman ofPakistan Turkey Business Council.
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Secretary Commerce welcomed the delegates and spoke about the strongrelations of Pakistan and Turkey.
Advisor to the Prime Minister on Commerce visited the networking event andemphasized the importance of cooperation in enhancing trade and investment.
He also met different Turkish delegates, chambers and associations anddiscussed the possible ways to increase bilateral trade and investment.
All the speakers expressed great enthusiasm regarding the enhancement oftrade and economic relations between the two nations and the visit of thedelegation was generally remarked upon as a milestone for the opening ofbest possible avenues of cooperation in trade and investment ties betweenPakistan and Turkey.
