Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser has said that pro-investment policies of the government have given a boost to the economic activity in the country. He invited Korean investors to invest in Pakistan in diverse sectors especially in tourism, agriculture and manufacturing sectors. He said that Pakistan values high its friendly relations with Korea and wanted to further expand them by promoting cooperation in diverse fields. He expressed these views while talking to Korean Ambassador in Pakistan Mr. Kwak Sung-Kyu who called on him on Wednesday at Speaker’s House, Islamabad.
While emphasizing close contacts between the Parliaments of both the countries, the Speaker said that close cooperation relations between parliaments of two friendly countries could play an important role in further strengthening the existing relations. He said that Pakistan believed in parliamentary diplomacy and in the present National Assembly, 93 Friendship Groups have been formed to promote parliamentary relations with friendly countries. Stressing the need for exchange of parliamentary delegation between the two countries he said that these exchanges will promote the harmony among two nations and provide opportunities the parliamentarians to benefit from each other's experiences.
The Speaker said that Korea is an emerging economy and Pakistan wanted to enhance cooperation with Korea in technology, agriculture, tourism and other economic sectors. He said that the incumbent government has introduced various reforms in economic sector which stabilize the economy of the country and confidence of the investors increased due to the government's pro-investment policies. He said that Pakistan has abundant talented manpower and Korea can benefit from its talent. He further said that a large number of Pakistani students wanted to get education in Korea. He asked the Ambassador to play its due role to increase the scholarship quota allocated for Pakistani students by the Korean Government.
Korean Ambassador Mr. Kwak Sung-Kyu said that Korea attaches great importance to its friendly relations with Pakistan and wants to further solidified existing relations. While appreciating the services of Pakistani immigrants based in Korea and he said that a large number of Pakistani immigrants are currently living in Korea and were playing an important role in socio-economic development of Korea. He said that his government was keen to work with the incumbent government of Pakistan and wanted to promote cooperation in socio-economic sectors between the two countries. He agreed with the proposal of promoting relations between the parliaments of both the countries. He said that parliamentary and people to people contact can play an important role in bringing the two nations closer. The Korean Ambassador assured the Speaker that he would play his role to increase the quota of Pakistani workforce and scholarships for Pakistani students.
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