ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan to Pakistan Ulanbek Totuiaev underlined importance of opening of Pakistan Trade House in Kyrgyzstan for promoting Pakistani products besides attracting investors and buyers in market and further moving to Eurasian economic union. Speaking at reception hosted in Lahore by Chairman Kyrgyzstan Trade House Meher Kashif Younis who is also Coordinator to Federal Tax Ombudsman and Vice President Gold Ring Economic Forum, think-thank, Ulanbek said more Kyrgyzstan trade houses will be established in other major cities of Pakistan for direct interaction of business community of either country to promote bilateral trade and tap huge potentials through regional connectivity which he added is need of hour in prevailing global scenario.

He called upon chambers of commerce and industry to come forward and encash existing market of Kyrgyzstan and adjacent states of region. He said frequent exchange of visits of businesses community will pave way for strengthening of bilateral trade in diversified sectors, according to press release issued here. He said one of major obstacles to development of trade-economic coordination between both countries and regions is difficult logistics routes which he added will be overcome after successful establishment of railway link through Afghanistan. He said he feels pleasure to announce that his government has started working on for execution of this multinational gigantic project of regional importance.

Ulanbek Totuiaev said newly established Kyrgyzstan Trade House and his embassy is all time available to assist Pak traders for business visit to his country, a land with ample opportunities for investment. He said Meher Kashif Younis is dynamic trader of Pakistan and will exercise his sphere of influence for promoting bilateral trade between two Muslim brotherly countries in day to come. President Kyrgyzstan Trade House Dr Shahid Hassan was also present. Meher Kashif Younis said in prevailing scenario, philosophy of globalisation is getting phased out and sharply shrinking to regional connectivity. Hence we should now focus on trade and economic cooperation with regional blocs especially rich central Asian states.

Published in The Daily National Courier, December, 26 2022

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