*LAHORE:* Federal Republic of Germany Ambassador to Pakistan Martin Koblerwhile addressing a ceremony recently held by Roshan Packages Limited (RPL)here, dismissed all unfair perceptions of unfavourable security conditionsin Pakistan.
He said that when he first came to Lahore, instead of using a car, he tooka train from the Rawalpindi Railway Station to reach the city costing him amere Rs700. This, however, goes against the image of Pakistan that isportrayed abroad in an unfair manner, and does not reflect reality, theGerman ambassador added, stressing the need for politicians from both sidesto work on improving the perception.
Making comparison between Pakistan and India he said that there is a lotthat needs to be done in the country to increase trade and investment asthe bilateral trade between Pakistan and Germany, even though being apositive $2.6 billion, is still low.
He said that examples of best practices like RPL transmit a positivemessage to the world that things are possible in Pakistan. Currently, 28per cent of all Pakistan’s exports goes to the European Union (EU) with theUnited States and China having a 10 and 9 per cent share in Pakistan’sexports respectively, which make EU Pakistan’s natural trade partneroutside the region. After the implementation of GSP Plus, Pakistan’sexports to EU have risen to 38 per cent, which the German ambassador termedas a good sign.