German Ambassador to Pakistan Dr Gunter Mulack has said that German Airline Lufthansa is ready to operate three cargo flights weekly from Sialkot to facilitate the business community.
Addressing the members of Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) here on Tuesday night, he stressed upon the business community of this export-oriented city and hub of cottage industry to concentrate on producing quality products for competing with the global market more easily.
The quality production had become more imperative because the buyers were become more quality conscious and under the present global scenario global market could only be competed with quality and standard products, he said. The German ambassador assured the house that Germany would extend all possible support and assistance for upgrading the industrial sector of Pakistan.
Dr Gunter revealed that Germany was also ready to provide services of its senior citizens (Expertise) to business community of Sialkot enabling them to upgrade their workplaces, quality and production in the field of surgical instruments and sports goods etc.
He added that their expanses would be borne by the government while the business community would ensure accommodation facilities. He said that German Engineering University Lahore would be completed in two year, which would provide modern education facilities to the masses as well as help the industrial sector.
In his address of welcome, SCCI President Sheikh Abdul Waheed Sandal said that Pakistan and Germany had a tradition of good and amicable relations and it was encouraging that foreign ministers of both the countries were holding regular bilateral policy consultations that helped in further improving the relations.
The SCCI president suggested that exchange of trade delegation and one-to-one meeting of businessmen of both the sides for which the two countries must ensure simple visa process enabling the businessmen get visas easily and meet each other as and when required.
Later, the German ambassador visited Iqbal Manzil (the birthplace of Allama Iqbal) to pay homage to great philosopher, poet and thinker. He went round of different areas of Iqbal Manzil. The German ambassador on Wednesday morning also visited a renewed soccer ball industry and appreciated the skill and craftsmanship of the workers.