Federal Minister for Finance, Senator Ishaq Dar attended the 75th Anniversary celebrations of French Agency for Development (AFD) hosted by French President Francoise Hollande in Paris. The ceremony was attended by the Jean Marc Ayrault French Foreign Minister, President of Guinea, Prime Minister of Haiti, Minister of Finance Sri Lanka, Chief Executive Officer of AFD, French parliamentarians, diplomats and members of the civil society and media in large number, said a statement issued here on Wednesday.
AFD has been operating in Pakistan since May 2007. Its programs mainly focuses on financing in energy efficiency and hydropower projects adding value to Pakistan's efforts in tackling energy shortages in the country.