Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said Pakistan and Sri Lanka could collaborate for the achievement of objectives of SAARC.
Pakistan-Sri Lanka Friendship Trade and Investment Association President Iftikhar Aziz called on Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif in Islamabad on Friday.
The PM said our government has provided comprehensive facilitation and protection of returns to investors as is evident from the pace of development projects.
He appreciated Iftikhar Aziz for the invaluable gift of corneas for the people of Pakistan. Aziz is gifting 10 corneas to the prime minister, 10 corneas to the chief minister Punjab and 05 corneas to governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Iftikhar Aziz confirmed that he would be able to provide additional corneas in the next two weeks.
The prime minister congratulated Iftikhar Aziz for conferment of Tamgha-e-Khidmat Award from the President of Pakistan. He said that “this reflects the meritorious services that you have rendered towards promotion of friendship, trade and investment between the two countries.”
He said that both Countries should utilise the full potential of Free-Trade Agreement”. Aziz was accompanied by the vice-president and secretary general of the Pakistan-Sri Lanka Friendship Trade and Investment Association.