ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday proposed the establishment of bilateral Chamber of Commerce to further develop bilateral economic relations between Pakistan and Germany.
In a meeting with the German delegation led by the Germany’s Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Dr Gerd Muller at the PM House in Islamabad, the prime minister expressed his government’s desire to enhance bilateral economic ties with Germany.
The prime minister said that Pakistan and Germany enjoy friendly and cooperative bilateral relations characterized by shared perceptions and multifaceted cooperation.
Nawaz Sharif apprised the German Federal Minister that Pakistan’s economy is showing visible improvement while the security situation is far better today than any time before.
“Our emerging democratic character is evident from the handling of all political issues by my government in accordance with the democratic principles and law,” he said.
The German federal minister for economic cooperation and development thanked the prime minister for the warm hospitality extended to his delegation in Pakistan. He expressed the confidence to further strengthen cooperation with Pakistan in diverse fields.
The German delegation included Ms Ina Lepel, German Ambassador to Pakistan, Dr Bernhard Felmberg, Director General BMZ, Dr Henning Plate and Dr Zoll Juergen, First Secretary, Head of Cooperation.
The meeting was also attended by Minister for Finance Muhammad Ishaq Dar, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Syed Tariq Fatemi and other senior government officials.
