JEDDAH: A 24-member high-profile Pakistani trade delegation from Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI), headed by its President Fazal Kadir Khan Sherani, is visiting the Kingdom from May 18-27 to hold meetings with the Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CSCCI) and other regional chambers.
The delegation includes businessmen representing various sectors including textile, foodstuffs, pharmaceutical, leather, minerals, gloves, auto mobile, readymade garments and construction sectors.
During the visit, the delegation will hold a meeting with CSCCI on May 19 and Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) on May 20 in Riyadh, besides holding B 2 B meetings with their respective counterparts in the capital. The delegation in its meeting with CSCCI is expected to discuss revival of the Pak Saudi Joint Business Council (JBC) also.
Another delegation of 7 prominent information technology (IT) companies will also visit Kingdom from May 21 to participate in Saudi GITEX Riyadh, which has become the region's biggest IT show. The delegation will also meet Saudi IT companies during their visit.
Pakistan Ambassador Muhammad Naeem Khan said the delegations would try to explore new avenues for enhancing cooperation with their Saudi counterparts, which in turn would further cement the strong bonds between the two great nations. He also expressed hope that Saudi delegations would also visit Pakistan in the near future.
The envoy added that bilateral relations between the Kingdom and Pakistan are historically and internationally close and extremely friendly, generally described as constituting a special relationship. The bilateral trade between the two brotherly countries almost touched the $ 5 billion mark last year with exports from Pakistan to the Kingdom recording an increase of 8 percent.