Saarc Chamber election: Sri Lankan PM felicitates Iftikhar Malik

LAHORE: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa Thursday congratulated Iftikhar Ali Malik on his success in the election as president of SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry for a term of two years. In his message, Sri Lankan PM extending best wishes said he is also highly impressed by the views of Iftikhar Ali Malik that the positive engagements of the SAARC countries and its cooperation with private sector is a solution for wide spread poverty and unemployment of the region", said a press release issued here.

He further hoped that his support and patronage is guaranteed to Iftikhar Ali Malik and SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry to carry forward its mandate for the development of the region.

Iftikhar Malik thanked Sri Lankan PM for greetings and conveyed his message to him that he would do his best to promote regional trade and Pakistan had advanced its belief that a secure and peaceful environment in South Asia was crucial for the advancement of region's development and prosperity.

Iftikhar assured that he would play a positive role in further strengthening regional cooperation. He said holding position of SAARC CCI president meant renewing impetus amongst the member states and therefore was significant. He said Pakistan had always strived to make the regional body a vibrant vehicle for mutual cooperation based on the principle of sovereign equality.-PR

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