ANTALYA, 3 November 2018: Minister of State
for Revenue, Mr. Muhammad Hammad Azhar, who is leading Pakistan’s delegation to
the 18th Session of the D-8 Council of Foreign Ministers being held
at Antalya, Turkey, reiterated Pakistan’s strong commitment and continued
support for achieving the objectives of the D-8 Organization for Economic
Cooperation.
Speaking at the plenary session of the meeting,
the Minister of State highlighted the role being played by Pakistan in the D-8
for the realization of its vision, including as its Chair from 2012-2017. In
order to achieve tangible progress, he called for speedy implementation of
agreements signed under the D-8, in particular in context of preferential
trade; developing small and medium enterprises; simplification of customs and
visa matters; and cooperation in increasing communication linkages. He also
underscored the need for increasing the intra-D-8 trade.
Mr. Muhmmad Hammad Azhar took the
opportunity to showcase the business friendly policies of the government of
Pakistan, and availability of numerous investment opportunities as well as
human resources. He also highlighted the projects underway in Pakistan as part
of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
He underscored that under the leadership of
Prime Minister Imran Khan, the new government in Pakistan was fully committed
to building a changed, reformed, New Pakistan, by improving framework of
transparency and accountability, enhancing ease of doing business, and
upgrading governance structures.
The Minister of State for Revenue also interacted
with the Foreign Minister of Turkey on the sidelines of the meeting and had a
bilateral meeting with the Deputy Foreign Minister of Malaysia.
During these interactions, views were
exchanged on increasing trade and commercial cooperation, both in the bilateral
context as well as under the umbrella of the D-8 Organization for Economic
Cooperation.
Ambassador of Pakistan to Turkey Muhammad
Syrus Sajjad Qazi was also part of Pakistan delegation.
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