President
Mamnoon Hussain has said that Pakistan attaches great important to its
relations with Malaysia and Sweden and also desires to enhance cultural and
people to people contacts along-with the trade relations with the both friendly
countries.
The President said this while talking
to High Commissioner-designate to Malaysia Mohammad Nafees Zakaria and
Ambassador-designate to Sweden Ahmed Hussain Dayo who called on him separately
at the Aiwan-e-Sadr, Islamabad on Tuesday.
Talking to High Commissioner-designate
to Malaysia Mohammad Nafees Zakaria, the President stated that Malaysia is a
brotherly country and also an important member of ASEAN. He underlined the need
to further enhance bilateral relations in different fields. The President
directed the High Commissioner-designate to pay special attention on improving
the balance of trade between the two countries. The President also stressed on
increasing the export of fish, meat and dairy products to Malaysia. He also
underscored that efforts should be made to initiate joint venture besides
inducing public and private investment from Malaysia in these sectors.
During a meeting with
Ambassador-designate to Sweden Ahmed Hussain Dayo, the President emphasized
that Pakistan can learn a lot from Sweden in various fields particularly in the
realm of science and technology. He also directed to improve balance of trade
with Sweden and called for promoting people to people contacts between the two
countries.
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