Pakistan, Holland to enhance trade, investment relations.

ISLAMABAD -- Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce and Textiles Abdul Razzak Dawood Monday said that Pakistan has made considerable progress on 27 conventions of European Union. He made these remarks in a meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Netherlands, Human Rights Ambassador Dr. Bahia Tahzib-Lie.

Netherlands Ambassador to Pakistan Wouter Plomp, Secretary Commerce Sardar Ahmad Nawaz Sukhera and senior officials of Ministry of Commerce also attended the meeting.

'Pakistan has made considerable progress on 27 conventions of European Union' said Adviser to the PM on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood. 'Implementation of 27 conventions is in Pakistan's own interest and government is putting all its efforts to implement the EU conventions' he added.

The Adviser also highlighted the importance of the European Union's development support especially 'Growth for Rural Advancement and Sustainable Progress' (GRASP) that aims at strengthening the Small and Medium Enterprises in the country. 'The project came at a time when current government is focusing on the development of SMEs sector' he...