Islamabad: Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari, President of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) said that Pakistan produces quality food products and Saudi Arabia is an import-based market that receives supplies from foreign markets. He said Saudi Arabia should import agricultural products from Pakistan at competitive prices to meet the needs of its consumers. He said this while talking to Fadel Abdallah, CEO of Al-Shaqaq Trading Est of Saudi Arabia during his visit to ICCI.
Ahsan Bakhtawari said that Pakistan’s wheat, rice, fruits and vegetables have great potential in the Saudi market and assured that ICCI will fully cooperate to increase the export of these products from Pakistan to Saudi Arabia. He said that Pakistani meat, poultry products, textiles, IT products, surgical instruments, sports goods, leather products and construction materials can also find a good market in Saudi Arabia and stressed that Saudi Arabia should import these products from Pakistan.
He said Pakistan and Saudi Arabia should focus on further improving bilateral trade and investment relations that would create new jobs and bring prosperity to both countries. He assured that ICCI will extend all possible cooperation in developing strong business ties between the private sectors of the two countries to explore all untapped areas of cooperation.
Fadel Abdallah, General Manager, Al-Shaqaq Trading Est of Saudi Arabia spoke on the occasion about the possibilities of direct import of food products, fruits, vegetables, seafood and livestock from Pakistan. He emphasized the promotion of direct trade between the two countries in order to achieve benefits for their people and economies.
Zafar Bakhtawari, Past President of ICCI and Secretary General of UBG Pakistan said that Pakistan and Saudi Arabia enjoy exemplary cordial relations and added that both countries can further strengthen this good relationship by further improving bilateral trade and economic relations.
Leaders of Nasir Hussain Raki Gilgit Baltistan Group, Haider Raza Kazmi, Syed Javed Kazmi Group, KPK Chamber of Commerce, Muhammad Naveed Malik and others were also present on the occasion.
