Need stressed for promoting trade ties between Pakistan and Djibouti - Press Release issued by Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Islamabad -- December 31, 2020 (PPI-OT)

Following is the text of press release issued by Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI)

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Fatma Azim, Acting President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) said that Pakistan and the Republic of Djibouti should focus on promoting bilateral trade and economic relations as both countries have the potential to do trade in many items. She said this while addressing a delegation of the Republic of Djibouti that visited Pakistan led by Mohamed Ali Houmed, President, National Assembly. Senator Mirza Muhammad Afridi, Chairman, Senate Standing Committee on Commerce and Textile Industry was also present at the occasion. ICCI Executive Members including Muhammad Shakeel Munir, Muhammad Javed Iqbal, Muhammad Omais Khattak and others also attended the B2B meeting with the delegation of Djibouti.

Fatma Azim said that the Republic of Djibouti was situated at a strategic location in Africa and enhancing trade cooperation with it would provide Pakistan better access to African markets. Similarly, Djibouti could get easy access to South Asian markets by developing close trade ties with Pakistan. She said that the Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan has a vision to promote Pakistan's exports to all potential markets and improving trade ties with Djibouti would help in making significant increase in our exports with Africa. She identified textiles, IT, Halal food, rice, pharmaceuticals, leather products, surgical instruments as potential exports products of Pakistan for Djibouti.

Senator Mirza Muhammad Afridi, Chairman, Standing Committee on Commerce and Textile Industry briefed the delegation of Djibouti about the...