Ambassador of Greece Athanassios M Valassidis has said that his country along with its European partners would continue to encourage Pak-India ongoing dialogue process.
He said EU wanted both the countries to find out a peaceful solution of Kashmir dispute and other outstanding issues through talks adding intricate problems like Kashmir cannot be solved overnight but continuation of talks could certainly take the two sides towards settlement.
Talking to PPI here, he said that Pakistan and Greece enjoy good bilateral relations but underlined the need of more trade and economic relations between the two countries. He said the bilateral relations between Greece and Pakistan are at a very good level but observed there is always a room, for improvement in them. He pointed out that thousands of Pakistanis are working in Greece, contributing to national product and income of their country.
Asked to pinpoint some specific areas where potential for enhancement of bilateral relations exists, he said there is a room to strengthen co-operation in the fields of trade and investment to the mutual benefit of both the countries.He underlined the need of assigning of bilateral agreements to create the proper legal framework. Elaborating his point, Valassidis said agreements on economic co-operation and promotion and protection of foreign investment can be signed both on bilateral as well as in framework of the EU in which Greece play a vital role.
The Greek ambassador said tourism is another field where the know-how and experience of Greece can be valuable for Pakistan. He said Pakistan can do a lot in this fields, taking advantage of scenic beauty and rich cultural heritage it has been blessed with.
About the volume of trade between Greek and Pakistan, he said it is very low. He said Greece had the lowest volume of exports to Pakistan among EU member's countries. He said the tilt in balance of trade is in favour of Pakistan.
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