ISLAMABAD: Newly appointed envoys to Canada, Austria, Syria, Serbia and Slovak Republic presented their credentials to President Dr Arif Alvi in presentation of credentials ceremony here.

Later, High Commissioner of Canada Leslie Scanlon, Ambassador of Austria Andrea Wicke, Ambassador of Syria, Dr Ramez Alraee, non-Resident Ambassador Serbia Dragan Todorovic and non-Resident Ambassador of Slovak Republic Ladislav Ballek also separately called on President.

Talking to Canadian Ambassador President highlighted that there was great economic potential in Pakistan, market of 220 million people and investment opportunities.

He said that resolution of Reko-Diq project was positive development and expressed hope that it would encourage further Canadian investment in Pakistan.

Welcoming Austrian Ambassador, President informed that Pakistan’s investment regime was very liberal and Austrian companies should benefit from it and consider making investments in Special Economic Zones being set up all over country in fields of hydropower, railways, communication, renewable energy, and waste management technologies.

Talking to Syrian Ambassador, he urged need for regular contact between two countries at different tiers of leadership in order to further cement cordial relations.

While talking to non-resident Ambassador of Serbia, he said that both countries need to work diligently to strengthen their bilateral economic and trade relations in order to bring them to par with actual trade potential.

Pakistan offers opportunities for investment and cooperation in fields of hydropower, communication, higher and technical education, industrial and commercial interaction, renewable energy, information technology, circular economy and waste management technologies.

Published in The Daily National Courier, December, 21 2022

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