RAWALPINDI: A trader delegation of the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI), led by President Zahid Latif Khan, called on Azerbaijan’s Minister of Culture and Tourism Abulfaz Garayev at his office at Baku.
Ambassador Said Khan Mohmand and former senior Vice-President RCCI Rashid Waien were also present.
On the occasion, Minister Abulfaz Garayev briefed the RCCI delegation on Azerbaijan’s tourism potential, recent work on tourism development in his country, exchange of legal documents of projects to be implemented in the future.
Speaking about the decree signed by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the application of visas through “ASAN VISA” system at the international airports of our country, Abulfaz Garayev said this decree is one of the next important steps towards the development of tourism. In addition, the minister said that last year about two million tourists visited the country. The minister said there are all opportunities for bilateral cooperation in the field of increasing the number of tourists visiting Azerbaijan from Pakistan.
Pakistani Ambassador Said Khan Mohmand expressed his gratitude to the minister for the reception and emphasized that he had an opportunity to get acquainted with the tourism opportunities of Azerbaijan during his life and informed the businessmen and heads of major business organizations of Pakistan about Azerbaijan.
RCCI Chief Zahid Latif Khan briefed the minister about the RCCI 31st International Achievement Award and Business Opportunities Conference to be held in Baku on July 4-5 2018. Giving a summary of the RCCI activities, he said the Chamber is one of Pakistan’s largest privately owned institutions and has about 7,000 members within 25 years of activity. Every year chamber organizes more than 20 national and international exhibitions.
