ISLAMABAD: A delegation of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry led by its President Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari returned to country from Ethiopia after attending Pak- Ethiopia Business Forum, which was inaugurated by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Ethiopia.

About 70 delegates from Pakistan including ICCI delegation members were in attendance at Business Forum, said press release issued here.

Delegation met with Ethiopia’s political leadership, businessmen, government officials and local community. Delegation was received at Addis Ababa Airport by Birtukan Ayano State Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia.

Delegation also met with Ethiopian Minister for Industry, Minister for Mines and Commissioner of Ethiopian Investment Commission besides visiting Ethiopian industrial parks.

Giving an overview of visit, Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari said that visit would start new chapter of bilateral cooperation between Pakistan and Ethiopia and boost business and investment relations between two countries. He said that Africa is huge market of over 1.4 billion people and Pakistan has huge potential to promote trade and exports with Africa through Ethiopia.

He said that Pakistan had made Look Africa Policy, which had not as yet achieved its desired goals. He said that visit of Pakistan’s business delegation to Ethiopia would make positive progress towards objectives of Look Africa Policy.

He said that Pakistan’s two close friends Turkiye and China had made good investments in Ethiopia and Africa, which provides Pakistani investors better confidence to explore Ethiopia for business and investment opportunities.

He lauded Ethiopian Ambassador Jemal Bakr Abdula for mobilising business community of Pakistan for this visit. He appreciated Pakistan’s Ambassador to Ethiopia Shozab Abbas for his full cooperation and support to delegation in Ethiopia.

Published in The Daily National Courier, March, 14 2023

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