KARACHI: The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) in collaboration with Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) organised the Pakistan-Belarus Business Forum on Friday. Vitaly Vovk, Minister of Industry of the Republic of Belarus, Andrey Ermolovich, Ambassador, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Pakistan, Valery Labum, Director General Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry along with business delegates attended the forum. TDAP Secretary Inamullah Khan represented the TDAP in the Business Forum. Welcoming the delegates, the TDAP secretary highlighted the fact that the current trade volume does not correspond to the true potential of bilateral trade between the two countries. He emphasized on the removal of tariff and non-tariff barriers which is essential for trade facilitation.
The objective of the forum was to identify real opportunities for raising bilateral trade. In this regard, a technical session was arranged by TDAP wherein Oleg Dashuk, Deputy Director of the National Investment Agency of Investment and Privatisation gave a presentation on “Investment opportunities and Doing business in Belarus”. From the Pakistani business side, M/S Siddiqsons, M/S Herbion and M/S Pyramid also made presentations during the session.
