The Ambassador of Poland in Pakistan, Dr Andrzej Ananiez, has urged Pakistani businessmen to invest in new technologies to more efficiently exploit country’s resource potential and to enhance bilateral trade with Poland. The Ambassador was speaking at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday.
LCCI President, Shahzad Ali Malik, Senior Vice President Sheikh Mohammad Arshad, Vice President Sohail Azhar, Vice President SAARC Chamber of Commerce Iftikhar Ali Malik, PIAF Chairman Sohail Lashari and Honorary Consul General of Poland in Lahore Shahbaz Khan also spoke on the occasion. The ambassador said that Poland government was interested in further expanding economic relations with Pakistan in all fields with special emphasis on economic cooperation. The Polish Ambassador said that Pakistan and Poland need to work together in order to identify possible fields of cooperation and to provide proper information to business communities of both the sides. He said though the volume of two way trade between Pakistan and Poland are improving every year but still they are way below their true potential. The Ambassador also promised that the Polish Embassy would do its best to meet such challenges and support any proposals and ideas, which will help achieve common goals. Earlier, speaking on the occasion, the LCCI President, Shahzad Ali Malik said that the current level of trade between Pakistan and Poland needs more concrete steps on both sides and foremost amongst them is the exchange of information. He said that to cover up that information gap, it is necessary that Chambers of both the countries should evolve a methodology to exchange trade-related information and send sector specific delegations on reciprocal basis besides arranging single country exhibitions. He said that the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry was ready arrange a catalogue show of Polish companies here at LCCI so that Pakistani businessmen could be able to have knowledge of Polish companies. The LCCI President said that economic ties between the two countries can also flourish through joint ventures. Investment opportunities exist in Pakistan for exploring the local market of 170 million people and adjoining Gulf, Central Asian and South Asian markets. The LCCI President urged the Polish Ambassador to bring a delegation of Polish businessmen to Pakistan therefore the Polish businessmen could have first-hand knowledge about Pakistan’s economy.
