Alison McEwen, Head of Bilateral Team for Pakistan British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), said the United Kingdom (UK) will continue its support for grant of Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Plus to Pakistan from European Union. Addressing a meeting at the Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) here on Wednesday, she said the UK would continue its support for grant of GSP Plus to Pakistan by EU in 2014. Earlier, President FCCI Mian Zahid Aslam, in his welcome address, said the UK and Pakistan were enjoying people-to-people contacts. He said the UK was a close friend to the government and people, and had always vowed to stronger relationship with Pakistan in building up ties in the trade, health and education sectors. He said due to prolonged energy deficit in Pakistan, the power sector offered great potential for investment from British Companies for joint ventures.
