Ambassador of
Japan, Mr. Takashi KURAI, called on the Minister of State for Finance Rana
Muhammad Afzal Khan here Thursday morning.
Mr. KURAI congratulated the Minister on assuming his responsibilities. He
praised the efforts made by Pakistan to eradicate extremism and strengthening
of economy. He said that the Japanese Government has plans to support the Government
of Pakistan in export promotion, improvement of security through the provision
of security equipment at the airports and diversification of automobile
industry.
The Minister said that Pakistan highly values its relationship with Japan. He
hoped that the economic cooperation between the two countries would be brought
to a much higher level with the passage of time. He specially invited attention
of the Ambassador to assist Pakistan in promoting its textile in Japan through
Preferential Trade Agreements.
The Minister informed the Ambassador that Pakistan offers numerous
opportunities for the potential investors from Japan and they can invest in
tourism, processing and packaging of sea food, halal food and its export. Japan
can invest in these sectors and bring in her technology and sanitary and
phytosanitary standards with the investment.
The Ambassador asked the Minister to participate in the EXPO 2025 to be held in
Kazakhstan. He suggested that the Joint Government Business Dialogue process
between the two countries should be revived for the benefit of both the
countries. The Minister assured the Ambassador of all possible support from his
side.
The meeting was attended by senior officials of the Finance and Economic
Affairs Divisions.