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5th Virtual Meeting on Economic Diplomacy held focusing on Europe

Foreign Office5th Virtual Meeting on Economic Diplomacy held focusing on Europe
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: As part of the government’s economic outreach initiative, the fifth Virtual Meeting on Economic Diplomacy was held on Wednesday focusing on Europe under the chairmanship of the Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi.

Pakistan’s Envoys to France, Italy, Norway, Poland, Romania, and Russia participated in the meeting.

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Highlighting the growing importance of geo-economics in international politics, the Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi underscored the Economic Diplomacy as an essential part of modern diplomatic practice.

Qureshi said that in line with Prime Minister Imran Khan’s vision, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Missions abroad were at the forefront of safeguarding and advancing Pakistan’s economic interests. They played an important role in successful implementation of a range of measures including the prime minister’s ‘Global Initiative on Debt Relief’ for developing countries, Prime Minister’s Economic Outreach Initiative (EOI), and the Roshan Digital Account.

The foreign minister encouraged Envoys to cultivate and broaden mutually beneficial trade and economic partnerships with European Countries focusing on key goals of trade promotion, financial inflows, investments, remittances, tourism and technology transfer.

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Underscoring the importance of consolidating and expanding Pakistan’s economic outreach with Europe, he stressed the need to diversify exports to the EU countries to fully utilize the benefits under the GSP Plus status.

Shah Mahmood Qureshi further emphasized the need to constructively engage with Parliamentarians in Europe and the EU Parliament with a view to maximizing avenues for economic outreach and collaboration.

The foreign minister appreciated the increased inflow of investment from Europe into Pakistan and urged the Missions to proactively engage with their interlocutors to showcase the investment potential of the Country.

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Highlighting the government’s continued efforts in this regard, the foreign minister highlighted Pakistan’s impressive improvement in Ease of Doing Business ranking. Pakistan had also secured 6th place among world’s top 10 business climate improvers.

Qureshi instructed the Envoys to identify and address bottlenecks that hinder expansion of economic collaboration with host Countries.

The Envoys were also asked to identify sectors where Pakistan could enhance its economic footprint in Europe.

During the virtual meeting, the Pakistani envoys apprised the foreign minister of their activities and programmes in economic and commercial domains.

They briefed about measures to strengthen existing linkages and forging new ones for bolstering Pakistan’s economic imprint in Europe.

In keeping with Prime Minister Imran Khan’s vision, the Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has consistently accentuated promotion of economic diplomacy and increased economic cooperation with partner Countries.

Regular virtual meetings and interactions on Economic Diplomacy with Pakistani Envoys in key capitals are part of these efforts.

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