Saarc CCI chief to assume office today

LAHORE: Newly-elected Saarc Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Saarc CCI) President Ruwan Edirisinghe will assume the office on Friday (today) and chair the first three-day high-level meeting of senior vice presidents and all vice presidents from member countries in Pakistan to finalise Vision 2030, a statement said.

All the senior vice presidents and vice presidents will join the meetings in Islamabad to take some important decisions, it added. The SAARC Chamber will work closely with all member countries in taking regional cooperation forward. All vice presidents were also directed to hold the meetings of the executive committee and general assembly of their respective countries well ahead to prepare a set of recommendations and proposals after threadbare discussions on Vision 2030 and forward their feedback to SAARC Chamber Secretariat.