Central Chairman Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers & Exporters Association (PRGMEA), Shehzad Salim, held a meeting with Consul General of Germany, Dr Tilo Klinner regarding the proposed EU Trade Concession Package for Pakistan. In this meeting Dr Klinner informed him that Germany has from the beginning been one of the driving forces behind the EU trade preferences and is now looking forward to a swift enactment of EU regulations.
He further stated that Germany has always pushed for trade concessions for Pakistan and will continue to do so in the future. Dr Klinner informed that the European Parliament is an independent body, like any other Parliament, and its views should not be attributed to the views of member states of the European Union. The Consul General reiterated that the Germen Government is confident that the EU Parliament will not delay it's decision on the matter. Chairman Prgmea thanked the Consul General for his Government's continued support for Pakistan in the matter and hoped that Germany will also lend full support to Pakistan's bid for securing GSP Plus from the EU, starting 2014.-PR