City Reporter
Italian Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese Thursday called on Senator Dr. Shahzad Waseem, Leader of the House in the Senate and discussed issues of mutual interest.
Senator Dr. Shahzad Waseem said that Pakistan was keen to further enhance bilateral relations, trade and economic ties with Italy and there is need to enhance the exchange of parliamentary and trade delegations to further strengthen people-to-people contacts.
Leader of the House said that recent joint sitting of the Parliament of Pakistan was a historic in which legislation was enacted fulfilling the longstanding demand of Pakistanis abroad for the right to vote, said a news release.
He said that 150,000 Pakistanis are currently living in Italy. Pakistani Diaspora is playing a vital role in the development and prosperity of both Italy and Pakistan.
He said that Pakistanis residing in Italy were contributing around 600 million dollars in foreign exchange to Pakistan.
