ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) will organise a business opportunities conference and award ceremony in Istanbul Turkey on June 27 and 28 to further improve bilateral trade with Turkey.
ICCI President Sheikh Amir Waheed hosted an Iftar dinner at his residence on Monday which was attended by the Ambassador of Turkey to Pakistan, Ihsan Mustafa Yurdakul, ICCI Senior Vice Presidents, M Naveed Malik, Sheikh Abdul Waheed and others were also present at the Iftar dinner.
Speaking at the occasion, Sheikh Amir Waheed informed the Turkish ambassador that a delegation of about 400 persons of ICCI would attend the conference and hold B2B meetings with Turkish counterparts to explore new areas of mutual cooperation between the two countries.
He said the ICCI will also hold an award ceremony on June 28 in Istanbul to recognise the contribution of top performing businesses in exports, trade and other fields.
High dignitaries and businessmen have been invited to the award ceremony so that they could see the potential of Pakistan’s private sector and explore business match-makings with them, the president of ICCI said.
He said Pakistan and Turkey enjoyed historical friendly relations that should be transformed into growth trade and economic relations between the two countries.
He said the best way to strengthen trade relations was to promote direct connectivity between private sectors of both countries.
Ihsan Mustafa Yurdakul, appreciated the initiative of ICCI for organizing conference and award ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey as it would contribute towards improving business linkages between the private sectors of both countries.
He said more such events should be held on reciprocal basis between Pakistan and Turkey in order to develop strong trade and economic relations between the two countries. He assured that Turkish Embassy would facilitate ICCI in holding these events successfully in Turkey.
