ISLAMABAD:Mr Bela Fazekas, Hungarian Ambassador in Pakistan along with Mr Tivadar Takacs, Deputy Head of the Mission called on Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Youth Affairs Usman Dar, here on Wednesday.
The SAPM briefed the envoy regarding Kamyab Jawan Programme, which is envisioned for youth development in Pakistan. He said Kamyab Jawan Programme is working in three areas including education, employment and engagement of youth through various initiatives. He said we have disbursed more than Rs30-billions against the target of Rs100- billion among youth for business loans encouraging entrepreneurial culture and creating employment opportunities in the country.
Usman Dar said we have a Rs10-billion ongoing project for technical skills education, especially in hi-tech fields. He said we have recently rolled out Rs4 billion sports and youth engagements projects with the collaboration of Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.
Mr Bela Fazekas congratulated SAPM and his team for the mega sports event recently held in Islamabad. “It was fascinating development for sports in Pakistan. We are willing to collaborate and cooperate for development of sports in Pakistan”, the ambassador said. He said Hungary has expertise in setting up sports academies and coaching, especially in the sports of football.
He said the Hungarian Prime Minister who is also a sportsman like Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is expected to visit Pakistan in the month of February and we are looking forward to signing agreements for cooperation in various areas, including sports”, the Ambassador added.
Usman Dar welcomed the offer for cooperation regarding sports by the Hungarian Ambassador. It was agreed to hold follow ups meetings of technical and working teams from both sides so that areas for bilateral cooperation are identified before the scheduled visit. The meeting was also attended by senior government officials.