Thai envoy hopes FTA with Pakistan to be finalised this year

Islamabad

Ambassador of Thailand Suchart Liengsaengthong said that Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Pakistan and Thailand would hopefully be finalised by the end of this year and Pakistani businessmen should prepare themselves to take full benefit from this facility to promote trade with Thailand. 

He said signing of FTA between the two countries would be a new milestone that would take our bilateral trade to higher levels. He said leadership of our both countries wanted to double the existing volume of trade in few years and added that finalization of FTA would help in achieving this objective. He said this while addressing business community at Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI). He was accompanied by Counsellor Marisa Indramangla and Political and Economic Assistant Syed Hassan Iqbal. 

The ambassador said that a 12-member Thai trade delegation would visit Pakistan in August this year to explore business matchmakings with Pakistani counterparts. The delegation would bring samples of Thai products to introduce them to Pakistani counterparts as seeing was believing. 

He said ICCI should also organise its delegation for Thailand as frequent interactions between businessmen of both countries were the best way to know each other, build confidence and explore areas of mutual cooperation in order to promote bilateral trade. He assured that Thai Embassy will fully cooperate to make visit of ICCI delegation to his country productive.