KARACHI: Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) Friday held meetings with various foreign delegates from Japan, Kuwait, China, Nigeria and other countries and highlighted textile sector's potential in Karachi.
The delegates visited KCCI's pavilion at TEXPO-2016 to look for opportunities of enhancing trade and investment, besides exploring the possibility of undertaking joint ventures in the textile sector.
The meetings with foreign delegates were attended by KCCI's President Younus Muhammad Bashir, Senior Vice President Zia Ahmed Khan, Vice President Muhammad Naeem Sharif, former SVP of KCCI Muhammad Ibrahim Kasumbi and Managing Committee members of the chamber.
An 18-member delegation from Japan led by leader of the delegation Tomomichi Honda-- also accompanied by Pakistan's Consul at the Consulate of Pakistan in Osaka- Japan Muhammad Naseer visited KCCI's pavilion to exchange views on matters of mutual interest.
Most of the Japanese delegation members, who visited Karachi city for the first time, highly appreciated the wide range of textile products exhibited at TEXPO Pakistan. It not only provided them an opportunity to thoroughly review what Pakistan had been offering but also helped them in finding the right partner.
They also expressed willingness to enhance trade with their Pakistani counterparts and look for investment and joint ventures opportunities in Karachi.
A 5-member delegation from Kuwait led by Commercial Counselor of Pakistan's Embassy in Kuwait Agha Saeed Ahmed informed that the Kuwaiti delegation has struck a couple of textile deals during TEXPO Pakistan and was fairly optimistic of finalizing more deals in near future which would help in improving Pakistan's textile exports to Kuwait.
He said the Kuwaiti delegation was impressed to see arrangements made by the organizers to facilitate foreign exhibitors during their visit to Karachi.
He stressed the need to effectively market Pakistani goods and services in Kuwaiti market and also focus on enhancing interaction with Kuwaiti business and industrial community so that Pakistan could enhance its presence in Kuwait.
Twenty member delegation from China, which was led by Commercial Counselor of Pakistan's Embassy in Beijing Dr. Irfa Iqbal, while expressing keenness of setting up Chinese industrial and training units in Pakistan, informed that construction work on some of these projects will start soon in Punjab.
They sought KCCI's assistance in tracing potential fabrics and yarn suppliers as some of the Chinese delegates were desperately looking for the right partners who could supply these products at competitive rates.
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