Consul General of Saudi Arabia in Karachi, Mohammad Abdullah Abdul Daim has assured a delegation of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) that the Saudi Consulate would try its best to facilitate issuance of business visas being recommended by KCCI with a view to promote trade and commercial ties between the two countries.
Saudi Consul General stated this while exchanging views with a KCCI delegation comprising President Iftikhar Ahmed Vohra, Senior Vice President Mohammad Ibrahim Kasumbi, Vice President, Agha Shahab Ahmed Khan and Chairman of Diplomatic Missions and Embassies’ Liaison SubCommittee KCCI, Mohammad Naeem Sharif who visited the Saudi Consulate here on Thursday.
Speaking on the occasion, President KCCI Iftikhar Ahmed Vohra stressed upon the need to focus on devising strategy to bring business communities of the two countries closer and to enhance trade ties.
He was of the opinion that the overall climate of doing business in Karachi has improved significantly and likely to improve in the future.
The Saudi businessmen will surely have a winwin situation as the investment policy of the government guarantees 100 percent repatriation of investment to foreign investors, he added.
In order to enhance trade, KCCI chief emphasised the need to frequently exchange trade delegations and promote exhibitions in both countries.
Seeking participation of Saudi businessmen and industrialists in KCCI’s forthcoming “My Karachi Oasis of Harmony Exhibition 2015,” he briefed the Saudi Consul General about the exhibition to be held at Karachi Expo Centre from April 10 to 12, 2015.
He said that the exhibition would provide a perfect opportunity to Saudi business community to enhance trade ties with their Pakistani counterparts by holding businesstobusiness meetings on the sidelines of the exhibition which was likely to attract 800,000 visitors this year.
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