Pakistan and Canada will hold trade dialogue on Monday (today) aimed at promoting bilateral trade, between the two countries. Minister for Commerce and Textile Pervaiz Malik, visiting at the invitation of Canadian counterpart, is scheduled to meet with Francois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of International Trade, to discuss all trade-related issues.
Joint Secretary Foreign Trade Aamir Nazir Gondal, Director to Commerce Minister Ahsan Riaz Chaudhary and Commerce Minister's wife Shaista Pervez Malik are also in the delegation. The current volume of bilateral trade has increased by 133 per cent during the last three years from C$ 732 million in 2013 to C$ 1.8 billion during the last year. Both sides recognize that there exists a huge potential for enhancing the existing bilateral trade.
Besides meetings with Canadian Minister of Agriculture, Lawrence MacAulay and Minister for Immigration, Ahmed Hussen, at Ottawa, the Commerce Minister is also expected to meet with the Canadian investors and businessmen at Montreal and Ontario Chamber of Commerce at Toronto. He will also interact with the Canadian media.
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