The Consul General of Germany Dr Tilo klinner has invited the business community of Hyderabad to visit Germany before the end of this year as Germany plans a grand exposition of its products to be organised in Karachi and Hyderabad next year. Addressing a reception in his honour at Hyderabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry here on Monday, the consul general said that Hyderabad was the gateway to the markets in the other parts of Sindh and was a city of peaceful people.
Klinner told the businessmen that the German companies were interested in making investment in the energy project while his country was interested in increasing agricultural imports. He told the industrialists that Pakistan would soon get the General System of Preference (GSP) Plus scheme and which would help boost the country's textile imports to Germany.
In response to a question he said that Germany would like to pull out its forces from Afghanistan by 2014. He said that Pakistan is frontline ally and is a friendly country to Germany therefore, Germany wants to see Pakistan a successful country and Afghanistan as stable country as it is not only important for the region but also for the whole world.
He said that in auto sector German firms engaged in automobile industry could invest in Pakistan specially in manufacturing of spare parts including auto tyres etc. Earlier, President HCCI Seth Goharullah welcomed the guest and honoured them with the traditional gifts of Sindhi cap and Ajarak. He appreciated the consul general's suggestion for their visit to Germany.
Goharullah informed the guests about the potential of agro based industries and automobile manufacturing in Hyderabad. He hoped that the German CG's visit to Hyderabad would be a source of inspiration for the business and industrial community of Hyderabad that would go long way in building up strong bilateral trade relationship between two nations. He said that the business community of Hyderabad felt that there were immense opportunities and demand for Pakistani goods in the German markets, and also the business community wanted to import German goods in Pakistan.
He further said that there were vast opportunities to increase the trade volume between our two friendly countries. The consul general was accompanied by his wife Ljubow Jurewna and the consulate general's staff. The officer bearers of the HCCI, members and representatives of different trade associations were also present on the occasion.
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