By Uzma Zafar
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday said Pakistan highly valued its ties with Bangladesh and wanted to further expand cooperation by using the existing bilateral mechanisms.
He stressed the need for improving commercial and cultural relations with Bangladesh and promoting Political Consultations at Foreign Secretary Level and Joint Economic Commission. The President made these remarks while talking to the Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh Imran Ahmed Siddiqui here at the Aiwan-e-Sadr.
Dr Alvi asked the High Commissioner to work for improving bilateral ties between the two countries. He underscored the need to enhance commercial relations, business-to-business cooperation and people-to-people contacts for the mutual benefit of the two countries. He urged the need to enhance bilateral cultural and political exchanges as well as increase cooperation in the field of sports to further cement cooperation between the two sides.
Earlier on March 3, Bangladesh High Commissioner Ruhul Alam Siddique said trade and economic ties could help Pakistan and Bangladesh m ove forward.
He assured the businessmen present in the meeting that his office was ready to provide all kinds of assistance to the traders seeking Bangladesh visa.
