ISLAMABAD – Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have agreed tostrengthen trade and economic ties by removing all impediments and ensuringseamless flow of investment and commercial activities between the twocountries, said Ghulam Dastgir, Pakistan’s ambassador to the UAE, on Monday.
“I had a very positive meeting with Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan,deputy prime minister and minister of presidential affairs in Abu Dhabi,”Dastgir said in an interview with Arab News.
“Both sides discussed issues related to trade and investment. The UAEassured cooperation at all levels to enhance business and economic tieswith Pakistan.”He added that the two sides also reviewed bilateral relations and discussedways of enhancing cooperation in the development sector.
“The UAE representatives showed interest in establishingbusiness-to-business and government-to-government contacts between the twocountries.”
The ambassador said he wanted to convince UAE investors that Pakistan’seconomy was back on track and offering exciting trade and investmentopportunities.
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“Pakistan has a lot of investment potential and I want to show this to UAEinvestors, both in government and private sector,” he added. “We are alsogoing to establish a direct connection between UAE investors and Pakistan’sBoard of Investment.”
Dastgir said he was also trying to promote tourism, adding that “we want tofacilitate Arab tourists to explore Pakistan.”
The UAE, he added, was responding positively to the idea of facilitatingPakistani expats in the Emirates. Sharing of the digital job portal, hecontinued, was also part of the initiative which would eliminate middlemenexploitation.
