Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) has signed a Protocol of Cooperation with Cairo Chamber of Commerce (CCC) to further improve trade and economic relations between Pakistan and Egypt.
Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry Khalid President Iqbal Malik and Cairo Chamber of Commerce Second Vice Chairman Tarek El Sallab signed the protocol of cooperation in Cairo, Egypt.
ICCI delegation led by Khalid Iqbal Malik included Founder Group Chairman Khalid Javed, Zafar Bakhtawari, Zahid Maqbool, Ch Waheed ud Din, Naeem Siddiqui and Fatima Azeem are in the delegation.
By signing the protocol of cooperation, both chambers have agreed to work for increasing direct connectivity and business linkages between the private sectors of Pakistan and Egypt in order to explore new areas of mutual collaboration. Both chambers would facilitate exchange of trade delegations
ICCI said that Pakistan and Egypt enjoyed cordial relations since long, but their bilateral trade was not up to the real potential. He stressed that Pakistan and Egypt should focus on further improving bilateral trade as they have good potential to trade with each other in many areas. He hoped that the protocol of cooperation would help in achieving these goals.
Tarek El Sallab said that the protocol of cooperation would help in providing Pakistani and Egyptian businessmen with all information about the two markets and available investment opportunities in various sectors of both countries.
