FM Qureshi to address Pakistan-Africa Trade Development Conference today

• Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will address the conference.
• The conference is part of Pakistan’s ‘Engage Africa’ initiative, which is in line with PM Imran Khan’s vision to forge closer political and economic ties with Africa.

The first-ever Pakistan-Africa Trade Development Conference, hosted jointly by the Ministries of Commerce and Foreign Affairs, Government of Pakistan, will be begin in Nairobi on Thursday.

According to a statement by the Foreign Office, the conference is part of Pakistan’s ‘Engage Africa’ initiative, which is in line with Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan’s vision to forge closer political and economic ties with the African Continent. The conference will be attended by at least 300 participants.

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Advisor to PM for Commerce Abdul Razzak Dawood will participate in the Conference. Both the FM and PM's adviser will also address the inaugural session.

The conference will also be attended by Kenyan cabinet members, dignitaries from other African States and Pakistani envoys in Africa and strong contingent of business-people and entrepreneurs from Pakistan, who will interact with their African counterparts.

"The conference will provide a platform for G2G and B2B interaction. It will be an important opportunity for Pakistani and African businesses to interface, identify the areas for enhanced engagement, and develop proposals for customized economic collaboration," the FO statement said.