Italy is keen to strengthen diplomatic, economic, cultural and trade ties with Pakistan, Italian Ambassador to Pakistan Vincenzi Prati told Pakistan Today at a dinner recently hosted in his honour by Finlays CEO and President of Italian Development Council Irfan HA Vazeer and wife. “We want to promote cooperation and friendship with Pakistan,” he added.
Italian ambassador had arrived in Karachi to attend the dinner, Karachi Literature Festival and the Livestock Expo.
Prati appreciated the Karachi Literature Festival and the livestock exhibition saying that both these events were very impressive and elevated the image of Pakistan.
To a question about mutual cooperation, the ambassador said Italy and Pakistan are working on different development programmes with the aim to strengthen their mutual cooperation. Vazeer highlighted the mutual cooperation between the two countries and said Italy is keen to cement ties with Pakistan. “Italy was supporting development in different areas in Pakistan,” he added. Discussing Finlays’ role in Pakistan, Vazeer said the company is engaged in cultivation of tea in different countries in the world. The company, he said, is supplying tea to famous brands in Pakistan and in the world.
“We in Pakistan coordinate between the major buyers of tea from Finlays,” he said.
He said the Italian Development Council is engaged in promoting trade and investment in Pakistan. The council is a platform that facilitates investors and businessmen of the two countries to promote investment and trade, he added.
