Monday, August 12, 2013

Suriname desires greater bilateral trade with Pakistan

Pakistan News & Features Services

Anwer S Lall Mohamed, Ambassador-at-Large and Special Envoy of the President of the Republic of Suriname, held a series of meetings with dignitaries and business leaders during his recent visit to Karachi, the commercial capital of Pakistan.

He called on the President-Elect, Mamnoon Hussain, at the State Guest House. Besides congratulating the newly elected President of Pakistan, who will be taking oath on September 9, he also extended him the invitation to visit Suriname. 

The President reciprocated by inviting his counterpart from Suriname, Desi Bouterse. The date of visits will be coordinated by Aziz Memon, the Republic’s Honorary Consul General in Karachi. 

Anwer Lall Mohamed also discussed with the President the possibilities to increase the import and export between the two countries aimed at enhancing trade and investment opportunities. 

Initiating the programmes of scientific research and establishing cultural ties were also considered. Then he had a detailed meeting with Haroon Agar, President, Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI), in which the various proposals to boost the bilateral trade came up for discussion.

The KCCI President accepted the invitation to participate in the Trade Fair to be held in Suriname in November. He recognized that there existed a potential to enhance the trade between Pakistan and Suriname particularly in the fields of timber, wood, pharma products and investment opportunities. 

The visiting Suriname official agreed that the visa process should be simplified in order to boost the relations and facilitate the business community in particular. It was pointed out to him that the current visa procedure was very discouraging to tourists, business travellers and investors. 

During his four-day visit to Karachi, Anwer S Lall Mohamed held sessions with Tarek Moinuddin Khan, Chairman, OBS Pharma, and Syed Shahab Balkhi, Managing Director, A J M Pharma as both the companies showed the inclination for exporting their products to Suriname.

Shahzad Sabir, Director, K U Trading, one of the largest importers of timber/wood based products in Pakistan, called on him to explore the possibilities of joint cooperation with Suriname companies. 

Mohammad Faiz Kidwai, Director, Consultants Group, held discussions with the Suriname envoy in connection with building low-cost housing projects over there. 

Anwer Lall Mohamed, who was on his third visit to Karachi, also had a meeting with a delegation led by Haji Hanif Tayyab, President, Al Mustafa Welfare Society, and Chairman, Rotary International’s Muslims Ulema Committee, who pledged support in boosting joint collaboration efforts between Pakistan and Suriname. 

During his recent visit, he was presented a copy of Jumbo Karachi Guide, the first-ever travel guide of any city of Pakistan, having been published by Jumbo Infomedia. He was thoroughly appreciative of the book and praised it wholeheartedly.

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