ISLAMABAD – France has expressed desire to invest in China PakistanEconomic Corridor projects.
This interest was shown by French Ambassador to Pakistan Marc Barety duringa meeting with Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Defence Production,Abdul Qayyum in Islamabad on Friday.
He said about 40 French companies including Engie, TOTAL and Sanofi aredoing successful business in Pakistan.
The Ambassador said France is keen to enhance the bilateral trade which waspresently only 1.4 billion Euros.
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He added that France and Germany are planning joint cultural events inIslamabad, Lahore, Karachi and Peshawar in view of improved securitysituation in the country.
Senator Abdul Qayyum welcomed French government’s decision to participatein the forthcoming Asian Parliamentary Assembly’s meeting being held inGwadar later this month
