MoU signed to boost Pak-Belarus trade ties

By Our Correspondent
March 04, 2021

LAHORE:Punjab Industrial Estates Development and Management Company and Belarus Consulate signed an agreement to enhance bilateral trade between the two countries.

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The MoU was signed by the CEO PIEDMC Ali Moazzam Syed and Honorary Consulate General Belarus Waleed Mushtaq. Belarus expressed interest in the auto sector, economic zones and tractor manufacturing.

According to the MoU, chambers delegations and information’s will be exchanged to promote trade between the two countries. Both partners will support each other to explore avenues of potential growth. Ambassador of Belarus Andrei Metelitsa, Chairman PIEDMC Syed Nabil Hashmi, Board Directors Usman Ali Malik, Dr Samira Rehman and General Manager Business Development Amina Faisal Shah were also present.

Belarus Ambassador Andrei Metelitsa said that there are fraternal relations between Pakistan and Belarus. They can promote mutual trade by working in tractor manufacturing in auto industry. Chairman PIEDMC Syed Nabil Hashmi offered to set up an office of Belarusian Consulate in Quaid-e-Azam Business Park to enhance cooperation. Syed Nabil Hashmi said that PIEDMC would provide all possible assistance to Belarusian investors and companies in Pakistan. There is a huge gap in the electric two-wheeler in which cooperation can be enhanced. The dream of industrial revolution cannot be fulfilled without the support of modern technology and knowledge, he said.

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