The Embassy of Romania in Islamabad, The Diplomatic Insight and Pakistan-Romania Friendship Association (PRFA) jointly organised a seminar called “Pakistan Romania Bilateral Relations” here at the National Library of Pakistan on Thursday.
Romanian ambassador Emilian Ion underlined the historical tradition of the Pakistan Romania bilateral relations (established in 1964) and expressed Romania’s wish of working together with the Pakistani partners, at all levels, in order to promote and consolidate the bilateral cooperation in the political, economic / trade, cultural and other fields.
The envoy also presented to the audience the action and events that had taken place in the last two years, among which a Romanian Senatorial Delegation to Islamabad (September 21-24, 2011), the launch of the Pakistan Romania Business Council (PRBC, February 19, 2011), the reactivation of the Pakistan Romania Friendship Association (July 2011) and reciprocal Business Delegations.
Ion expressed his conviction that, by using the huge business opportunities offered by the national economies, the bilateral relations will evolve in the next period, especially in the economic and commercial sectors.
The Diplomatic Insight Chief Editor Asif Noor highlighted the objectives of his magazine which he said rested on “Peace Through Informed Dialogue”.
He said the publication aimed to connect a widely diverse, multicultural community to inspire action, provide publicity, media coverage and thereby creating general awareness of issues of international and domestic in nature. He said the seminar was first of its kind in a series of seminars that magazine intended to organise in the upcoming year.
Sohail Shamim Firpo, the PRBC chairman, also welcomed the initiative hoping that the seminar would certainly help them promote and encourage bilateral trade ties between the two countries.
“It is envisaged that through organising such activities, we may explore the attractive Romanian market and also provide a window of opportunity and forge close liaison with the potential Pakistani and Romanian importers and exporters”, said the PRBC chief.
Muhammad Younis, president of the Pakistan Gloves Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PGMEA), also addressed the gathering.
Later, Amjad Kamal Butt, the legal advisor for PRFA, presented objectives of the association to help promote the bilateral relations between the two countries.
Butt presented the recent activities of the association such as Romanian movie projection at Cinepax Theater in Rawalpindi. At the end, National Library DG Ch Muhammad Nazir thanked all the guests and audience.
