Islamabad, September 27, 2018 (PPI-OT): Plenary Session of Pakistan-Kuwait Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC) was held here today. Federal Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs, Mr. Asad Umar, and Minister of Commerce and Industry of the State of Kuwait, H.E. Khaled Nasser Abdullah Al-Roudan co-chaired the Session. Speaking at the inaugural session, the Finance Minister welcomed the Kuwaiti delegation and said that Kuwait and Pakistan have cordial political and economic relations which are rooted in common bonds of religion and culture.
He said that Pakistan desired to enhance economic and commercial cooperation with Kuwait for mutual benefit of both the countries. He invited Kuwaiti businessmen to invest in agriculture farmland, milk and food processing plants in Pakistan, for export of agricultural commodities of desired quality to Kuwait and other countries. He said that Kuwaiti investors may take benefit of attractive investment opportunities in Special Economic Zones of Pakistan in areas like automotive, food processing and textile as well as in oil and gas exploration.
He hoped that businessmen of both countries will endeavour for further enhancing bilateral trade to its true potential. The Kuwaiti Minister for Commerce and Industry expressed that economic relation between the two countries need further strengthening for the mutual benefits of both countries and their people. Technical sessions of the JMC continued during the day where officials from both sides deliberated on various areas of mutual interest.
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