ISLAMABAD
President Dr Arif Alvi has said that Pakistan and Poland have huge potential in the areas of trade and both countries need to enhance business and economic cooperation for their mutual benefit.
The president stated this while talking to outgoing Ambassador of Poland to Pakistan Piotr A Opalinski, who called on him on Friday.
The president highlighted that Pakistan offers tremendous investment opportunities and investors from Poland should take advantage of the investor-friendly policy and better security environment of Pakistan.
Underscoring the need for strengthening the cultural cooperation between the two countries, the president said that the two countries can enhance linkages through joint ventures on preservation and restoration of national heritage and exchange of cultural delegations and promoting people-to-people contacts.
He expressed the hope that a number of Pakistani students, studying in the Polish institutions of higher learning, especially in the field of engineering and technology, would help in strengthening the cultural ties between the two countries. He appreciated the role played by the Polish Oil and Gas Company and its desire to expand business in Pakistan.
The president congratulated Piotr A Opalinski on the successful completion of his tenure as ambassador and also appreciated his efforts in promoting trade and economic relations between the two countries.
