SIALKOT: Commercial Counsellor of Turkey in Pakistan Ferhat Kavakli has said that Turkey was keen to establish the strong trade relations with Pakistan. He also stressed upon the need of promotion of the developed mutual trade ties between Pakistan and Turkey, saying both of the countries have been enjoying the cordial trade relations and the time was ripe to further cement these trade relations.
He stated this while addressing an important meeting of Sialkot exporters held at Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI). SCCI President Majid Raza Bhutta presided over the meeting. SVP Adnan Arshad Sethi and VP Mian Imran Akbar were also present on this occasion.
Turkish Commercial Counsellor vowed to make all out sincere efforts to promote the strengthened trade, cultural and political friendly relations between Pakistan and Turkey.
The counsellor assured his full cooperation regarding establishing and promoting the business-to-business contacts, strong close trade liaisons between the chambers of commerce and industry Sialkot-Pakistan and Istanbul and Ankara-Turkey . He pledged that the sincere efforts would be made to ensure the regular exchange of mutual trade delegations between Pakistan and Turkey.
He added that the Turkey economy was fastest growing economy and Turkey would ensure, being the 15th largest economy of the world, would ensure the easy access of Sialkot-Pakistan to the European and Central Asian Countries through Istanbul-Turkey being a gateway.
He revealed that the several Turkish companies were also showing keen interest to ensure the direct imports of Sialkot-made surgical instruments, sports gears and leather goods direct from Sialkot-Pakistan instead of importing these world class products from the other European companies on high prices, saying that the direct imports of Sialkot-made products from Sialkot-Pakistan would be comparatively very cheaper in this regard
