Consul General of France in Karachi, Dall'Orso François has advised Pakistani business community to augment its business ties with French counterparts by sending more business delegations and holding exhibitions in France. Speaking at a meeting during his visit to Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) on Tuesday, the French Consul General added that the French government was looking forward to facilitating business ties between the two countries.
President KCCI Abdullah Zaki, Vice President KCCI Muhammad Idrees, Chairman Diplomatic Affairs Sub-Committee, Abdul Jabbar Dalal, Former President KCCI Majyd Aziz and members of KCCI Managing Committee were also present at the meeting. François said that the business communities of both countries must enhance interaction in order to seek ways and means of how to undertake joint ventures in various sectors of the economy whereas Pakistan can also benefit from French expertise in the energy sector in order to effectively deal with the ongoing energy crisis being faced by the country.
He further informed that the French Consulate will be sending 20 students from Sindh province under a scholarship programme to study in France. To a suggestion regarding sending Pakistani students on internship programme, he said that it was a very good idea to send talented Pakistani youth to France on internship so that they could further groom their textile designing skills, which will help in improving Pakistani exports to European Union.
Earlier, while welcoming the French Consul General, President KCCI, Abdullah Zaki said that France and Pakistan had cordial relations which were based on military, defence, cultural, educational co-operation and economic ties. Touching upon the increasing trend in trade ties between Pakistan and France, Abdullah noted that Pakistan and France had recently signed an agreement on economic and commercial relationship and released a Joint Declaration on Economic and Commercial Partnership. Under this declaration, both the countries try to develop a framework of closer economic co-operation, enhancing trade and investment links in order to strengthen the mutual relationship between the two countries. France is also trying to overcome the current energy crisis faced by Pakistan through Agence Française de Development (AFD), he added.-PR
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