ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: President Dr. Arif Alvi has said that Pakistan wants to expand bilateral ties with the Philippines, Iran, and Rwanda in the fields of trade, economy, investment, culture, and people-to-people contacts.
The president made these remarks while talking to the Ambassadors-designates of the Republic of the Philippines and the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the non-resident High-Commissioner-designate of the Republic of Rwanda, who presented their diplomatic credentials to the president and made separate calls on him at Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad on Thursday.
صدر مملکت ڈاکٹر عارف علوی کو فلپائن ، ایران اور روانڈا کے نامزد سفراء نے سفارتی اسناد پیش کردی
فلپائن، ایران اور روانڈا کے ساتھ تجارت و سرمایہ کاری سمیت مختلف شعبوں میں تعلقات کو وسعت دینے کے خواہاں ہیں، صدر مملکت
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Talking to the Ambassador-designate of the Philippines Ms Maria Agnes M. Cervantes, President Arif Alvi said that Pakistan was keen to expand bilateral relations with the Philippines across all areas of cooperation and expressed the need to explore new avenues of cooperation to further diversify bilateral trade and economic cooperation.
Speaking to the Iranian Ambassador-designate to Pakistan Dr. Reza Amiri Moghaddam, the president highlighted the need to promote economic engagement and mutually beneficial economic exchanges between the two countries through the established institutional mechanisms and private-sector collaborations.
The president called for further expanding economic ties by strengthening the existing institutional mechanisms, besides making the Border Sustenance Marketplaces functional.
Talking to the High Commissioner-designate of Rwanda to Pakistan James Kimonyo, the President emphasized the need to further strengthen trade and economic relations, adding that the business communities of the two countries needed to exchange visits to boost bilateral trade.
Dr. Arif Alvi remarked that Rwandan businessmen should explore the Pakistani market, especially for the import of rice, textile products, pharmaceuticals, surgical instruments, and sports goods.
The president felicitated the envoys on their appointments and expressed the hope that they would play their role to further increase bilateral cooperation with Pakistan.
