Czech Republic Ambassador HE Miroslav Krenek called on Punjab Governor Latif Khan Khosa at Governor’s House on Wednesday to discuss matters of mutual interest.
On this occasion the Punjab governor said Pakistan had maintained friendly relations with the Czech Republic and hopes to strengthen these bilateral relations on the basis of mutually beneficial cooperation in the economics fields. The governor said: “Pakistan believes in trade, not in aid.” He added that since the existing volume of bilateral trade between Pakistan and the Czech Republic did not reflect the true potential of the two countries, the expansion of their trade and economic relations should be prioritised. He said further that Pakistan had offered lucrative opportunities for joint ventures and international investment.
He stated: “We would welcome and facilitate Czech investments in Pakistan, particularly joint ventures in the energy, IT, automotive and precision engineering sectors, in which the Czech Republic possesses skilled people and state of the art technology.” Khosa also said the expression ‘war begets war while love begets love’ was an acknowledged fact, as time had shown that war had never been the solution for anything. Peace could only be achieved through dialogue and reconciliatory processes. The wife of the Czech Republic ambassador, Punjab governor’s wife Mussarrat Khosa and the Honorary Consul General Lahore of the Czech Republic in Lahore Kamal Monnoo were also present.
