Pakistan has enormous trade, investment potential: Dr Alvi
Zubair Qureshi
The newly appointed non-resident envoys of New Zealand, Mexico, Ghana, and Uganda, Friday presented their credentials to President Dr Arif Alvi at a ceremony, held at Aiwan-e-Sadr.
Later, the High Commissioners-designate of New Zealand, Mr Michael Wehi Mailetonga Walsh, and Uganda, Mr Muhammad Tezikuba Kisambira, and the Ambassadors-designate of the United Mexican States, Mr Guillermo Alejandro Puente Ordorica and Ghana, Mr Eric Owusa-Boateng, held separate call meetings with the President.
Talking to the envoys, the president said that Pakistan with 220 million population had enormous potential for trade and investment.
He highlighted the need for further expanding and deepening economic and trade ties with New Zealand, Mexico, Ghana, and Uganda.
The president said that Pakistan wanted to further enhance trade and connectivity between different regions of the world by utilizing its potential as the hub of regional trade and connectivity.
He also asked the envoys to encourage the businessmen of their countries to take advantage of the business-friendly environment and invest in Pakistan.
President Alvi underscored the need to promote people-to-people contacts to further boost bilateral ties with friendly states.
The president expressed satisfaction over the existing level of cooperation with the friendly countries and wished the envoys success for their future endeavours.
