Pakistan’s Ambassador to Germany, Abdul Basit has said that Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) have played an important role in the socio-economic development of Germany and he would focus on these SMEs for promotion of investment in Pakistan.
He said that Germany is the largest trading partner of Pakistan in Europe and his first priority would be to promote trade and investment between the two countries.
Ambassador was speaking to the participants of a reception hosted in honour of Pakistani community by the Embassy, said a press release received here Friday from Germany.
The newly posted envoy said that by active support of any country’s own people living abroad is very much crucial to achieve the targets and protect the interests of the nation.
Basit said that the Pakistani community living abroad has been playing a vital role in socio-economic development of the country and their continued support is one of the factors that the country made progress in different fields of life despite a host of problems.
Ambassador said that the Pakistani community should also come forward and join hands with the Embassy in its efforts to increase the level of German investments in Pakistan. He urged the community to be united and enhance their interaction with the German. He said the people to people contacts of the two countries would bring the two nations more closer, strengthen relations and enhance level of cooperation between them. Referring to the problems and difficulties being faced by the community, the envoy assured that all the issues would be resolved in consultation with them.
