Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) Thursday won the help and support of Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) over OIC Ambassadors Roundtable to strengthen liaison and boost trade with all the Islamic brotherly countries. A seven-member delegation led LCCI President Irfan Qaiser Sheikh and Senior Vice President Kashif Younis Meher, former Presidents Shahid Hussan Sheikh, Mohsin Raza Bukhari, Bashir A Buksh, Executive Committee Members Husnain Reza Mirza and Rehman Aziz Chanmet Additional Foreign Secretary Munawar Saeed Bhatti in foreign office and handed him over the very objectives of the OIC Ambassadors’ Roundtable and a tentative schedule for the said moot. Director General OIC Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ayaz Muhammad Khan was also present in the meeting. The LCCI delegation also presented a set of proposals for the formation Joint Business Council of Pakistan-China-Iran-Turkey and Russia. The other issues discussed included signing of Currency Swap Agreement with OIC countries, early finalisation of gas pipeline project with Iran, Implementation of Preferential Trade and Free Trade Agreements with OIC countries, etc.
