French senators term Pakistan’s business environment conducive

Islamabad : The French Senators have termed security situation in Pakistan much better than before adding the country offers conducive environment for investments etc.

The head of the delegation Senator Allizard while replying to questions during a press conference at the French residence said, France regards China Pakistan Economic Corridor Project (CPEC) as an important initiative.

The three Senators belong to the France-Pakistan inter-parliamentary friendship group. The delegation was headed by Pascal Allizard, Senator of county of Calvados (Normandy) and Chairman of the France-Pakistan inter-parliamentary friendship group as well as vice-president of the Foreign Affairs Committee and will include Mrs. Gisèle Jourda, Senator of Aude county (Occitanie) and member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, and Mrs. Chantal Deseyne, Senator of Eure-et-Loir (Centre-Val-de-Loire) and member of the Social Affairs Committee.

This new visit, the fourth one for Senator Allizard and the second one for Senator Jourda, illustrates the noticeable interest of the Chairman of France-Pakistan inter-parliamentary friendship group and his fellow members for the country, its economic projects and integration in the region.

Senator Allizard further said CPEC scope and spectrum can be enhanced in order to reap maximum benefits out of this project.

He said European Union should also take interest in this project by increasing its contacts with the participating countries.

He said in the shape of CPEC Pakistan now had found an alternate means of economic support thus reducing its reliance on the USA.